Armies in North Russia and Siberia 1918-20

This absorbing study describes and illustrates the US, British, Japanese, French, Italian and Czechoslovak troops deployed to North Russia and Siberia at the height of the Russian Civil War. Between March 1918 and late 1920, a multinational force was deployed in the former Russian Empire's Arctic Circle and in Eastern Siberia, becoming drawn into the Russian Civil War. American, British, Canadian, Czechoslovak, French and Japanese troops all took the field as the victorious Allied Powers sought to intervene in the unfolding struggle between the Bolsheviks and their opponents. In this book, Phoebus Athanassiou surveys the main operations conducted by the expeditionary forces before covering the organization, weapons and equipment of each of the contingents involved. Eight plates of specially commissioned artwork reveal the appearance of these troops, many of them World War I veterans, as they lived and fought in the challenging environment of North Russia and Siberia.

DR PHOEBUS ATHANASSIOU is a Greek Army (Reserve) officer who has seen service in Greece and Cyprus. A military history enthusiast and an avid modeller, he lives in Germany, where he works in the financial sector. He is the author of Osprey's Armies of the Greek-Italian War 1940-41 and Armies in Southern Russia 1918-19.

Historical context Chronology Outline of main operations: The North Russian theatre - The Siberian theatre British and Canadian forces: Composition and organization - Uniforms, weapons and equipment US forces: Composition and organization - Uniforms, weapons and equipment Japanese forces: Composition and organization - Uniforms, weapons and equipment Other Allied forces: French - Italian - Czechoslovak Russian forces: Whites - Bolsheviks Conclusion Further reading Plate commentaries Index