{"product_id":"from-victoria-to-vladivostok-canadas-siberian-expedition-191719-9780774818025","title":"From Victoria to Vladivostok  Canadas Siberian","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUncovers the forgotten story of the Canadian Siberian Expeditionary Force – sent to Russia in 1918 as part of an Allied intervention to defeat Bolshevism – despite the objections of many Canadians who were sympathetic to the goals of the Russian Revolution.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBenjamin Isitt’s fascinating study of the Canadian contribution to the military expedition to Siberia designed to crush Lenin’s nascent Communist state punches a large hole in how much of Canada’s chattering class conceives of the country. -- Nathan M. Greenfield * Time Literary Supplement Review *\u003cbr\u003eShort, inglorious, hugely unpopular at the time and largely forgotten now: most Canadians probably have no idea that, once upon a time, this country invaded Russia ... Isitt’s extensive analysis of why we were there – mostly trying to deprive revolutionary workers at home of an international beacon – is convincing, as is his ironic conclusion: the blatant class warfare of the expedition did more to incite radicalism at home than it did to suppress it in Russia. Less than six months after the Victoria mutiny, a rising tide of industrial unionism would spark the Winnipeg General Strike. -- Brian Bethune * Macleans.ca *\u003cbr\u003eThe story of 4,200 Canadian soldiers sailing from British Columbia to the Russian Far East is told in \u003cem\u003eFrom Victoria to Vladivostok,\u003c\/em\u003e a fascinating account by the historian Benjamin Isitt. -- Tom Hawthorn * \"Mutiny Suppressed, a Siberian Expedition Goes Bust,\" \u003ci\u003eGlobe and Mail\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003eAt a time where our mission in Afghanistan is evolving, and leaders come to grips with the 'Afghanization' of the military effort there; and, where the future of Canada’s and the international community’s involvement in Libya is being widely discussed ... this book highlights many lessons concerning strategic objectives, one being military intervention, and the necessity for public support for same. Highly recommended. -- Colonel Peter Williams * Canadian Army Journal, Vol 14.1, 2012 *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow the Vladivostok story can be known in detail from the excellent research of Benjamin Isitt, in his new book \u003cem\u003eFrom Victoria to Vladivostok: Canada’s Siberian Expedition, 1917-19\u003c\/em\u003e, a fascinating and wide-ranging account.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Stephen Osborne * Geist 81 *\u003cbr\u003e[A] fascinating study of the canadian contribution to the military expedition to Siberia. -- Nathan M. Greenfield * Time Literary Supplement Review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Why Siberia?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 1: Canada’s Road to Siberia\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1 1917: A Breach in the Allied Front\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2 Vladivostok: 1917\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3 The Road to Intervention\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4 Mobilization\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5 Departure Day\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 2: To Vladivostok and Back\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6 Vladivostok: 1919\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7 “Up Country” and Evacuation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8 Afterword\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConclusion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppendices\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNotes; Bibliography; Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MN - University of British Columbia Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51359156437335,"sku":"9780774818025","price":25.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780774818025.jpg?v=1754123829","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/from-victoria-to-vladivostok-canadas-siberian-expedition-191719-9780774818025","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}