Accession Number:

ADB063276

Title:

America's Siberian Expedition 1918 - 1920

Descriptive Note:

Student study project

Corporate Author:

ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLLEGE FORT LEAVENWORTH KS

Personal Author(s):

• Leipold, William D.

Report Date:

1981-04-24

Pagination or Media Count:

25.0

Abstract:

In 1918, American Expeditionary Forces, under the command of Major General William S. Graves, landed at Vladivostok to begin a campaign that would include much of the Amur and Ussuri River valleys. This paper is an account of this campaign. It discusses what caused the United States to intervene in this region the size, composition and mission of the forces and the scope and results of the campaign.

Descriptors:

• *INTERVENTION
• *MILITARY ASSISTANCE
• *MILITARY FORCES(UNITED STATES)
• *SIBERIA
• *WARFARE
• ARMY OPERATIONS
• FOREIGN POLICY
• HISTORY
• INFANTRY
• INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
• MILITARY COMMANDERS
• USSR

Subject Categories:

• Humanities and History
• Military Operations, Strategy and Tactics

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE