With Snow on their Boots
Subtitle: The Tragic Odyssey of the Russian Expeditionary Force in France During World War I
Edition: 1st ed edition
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: December 15, 1997
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 408
ISBN-13: 9780312173562
Subjects: World War I; History - General History; Military; Europe - France; Europe - Russia & the Former Soviet Union; Military - World War I; History / General; History / Military / World War I; History-Europe - France; History-Europe - Russia & the Former Soviet Union; Armiia; Armiëiìa.; Campaigns; Ekspeditsionnyi korpus vo; France; History; Regimental histories; Russia; Russia.; World War, 1914-1918; çEkspediëtìsåionnyæi korpus vo Franëtìsåii
First sentence: IN THE CHAOTIC DAYS OF EARLY AUGUST 1914, when all across Europe millions of men rushed off eagerly to war for what would be the last time in history, a rumor swept Great Britain that troops of their Russian ally had landed in Scotland on their way to the Western Front.