America's Siberian Expedition 1918 - 1920

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.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 24, 1981
Accession Number
ADB063276

Entities

People

  • William D. Leipold

Organizations

  • United States Army Command and General Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army
  • Casualties
  • China
  • Combat Forces
  • Department Of State
  • Far East
  • Geography
  • Governments
  • Machine Guns
  • Military Police
  • Military Training
  • Prisoners
  • Supply Depots
  • Task Forces
  • Training
  • United States
  • Warfare

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.