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Czech Legion, The - 1914-20

By: Osprey

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Men-at-Arms - World War I

Last Stocked on 3/21/2024

Product Info

Title
Czech Legion, The - 1914-20
Publisher
Category
Author
David Bullock
Publish Year
2009
Pages
48
Dimensions
7.5x9.5x.2"
NKG Part #
2147418435
MFG. Part #
OSPMAA447
Type
Softcover
Series
MAA447

Description

The Czech Legion was not just a single military unit, but a volunteer army that fielded up to 100,000 troops on the Allied side on all three main fronts of the war. Since only the defeat of Austro-Hungary and Germany offered any hope for Czech national independence, they were amongst the most motivated and steadfast of the Allied forces. After the Bolshevik Revolution, they fought their way across Russia, captured the Russian national gold reserves and used this as a bargaining chip to force the Bolsheviks to allow them to return home. Today the Legion is recognized as the founding fathers of Czech nationhood. This very colorful force of World War I has never before been detailed in English and is illustrated with an astonishing array of never-before-published photographs.

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