The Army Without A Country: The thrilling story of the Czechoslovakian Legion, its daring World War I exploits, and its heroic struggle to create a new nation

Hoyt, Edwin P.

Verlag: The Macmillan Company / Collier-Macmillan Limited, New York / London, 1967

Beschreibung

"recounts the drama of the Czechoslovakian Legion, the band of gallant men whose strength was their cohesion of purpose as they fought, not to attack an enemy or defend their country, but to create the country they did not have. .There were many heroes among them, notably the magnificent born leader Captain, later General, Stefánik. Triggering the whole coup from behind the lines were two determined patriots, Edward Benes and Thomas G. Masaryk, the wily operators on the political front, whose dangerous intrigues were more exciting than anything encountered in a cloak-and-dagger novel. .a fascinating account of military strategy, of complicated logistics and maneuvers, and of the pivotal role of railroads in the war - a role they will probably never play again." --- Original tan cloth boards, lettered gilt on spine (22 cm height). Endpapers: Trans-Siberian Railway U.S.S.R. Top edge tinted, fore edge uncut. Illustrated dustwrapper, small marginal tears - now closed. Now protected. Pp. x, 243 including Author's Note, Index. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 16879

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Titel: The Army Without A Country: The thrilling ...

Verlag: The Macmillan Company / Collier-Macmillan Limited, New York / London

Erscheinungsdatum: 1967

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Near Fine

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine

Auflage: 1st Edition