{"product_id":"czech-and-slovak-legion-in-joan-mcguire-mohr-9780786465712","title":"Czech and Slovak Legion in Siberia, 1917-1922","description":"\u003cp\u003e During World War I, a specialized Russian battalion comprised of ethnic Czechs and Czech and Slovak prisoners of war--the Legion--became a pawn in an international game of power and deceit. The Legion's detour through Siberia became the greatest human interest story of the war, chronicled weekly in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNew York Herald\u003c\/i\u003e. More than half of the Legion's troops lost their lives as the evacuation of Czech and Slovak POWs through Vladivostok precipitated the murder of the Russian royal family and forced the Legion to act as protectors of the Russian treasury and the Trans-Siberian Railway while the White and Red armies battled. For political purposes, tales of the Legion's odyssey have been buried or expunged. This volume offers the seminal account of this hidden yet epic journey, shedding light on a fascinating but forgotten facet of World War I.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joan McGuire Mohr\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0786465719\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786465712\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/15\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2012","brand":"Joan McGuire Mohr","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43947142512895,"sku":"9780786465712","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_c3c8c42b-195a-4a95-8346-a4d28d5d2fe7.jpg?v=1681516969","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/czech-and-slovak-legion-in-joan-mcguire-mohr-9780786465712","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}