Nigel Thomas, Toomas Boltowsky

Armies of the Baltic Independence Wars 1918-20

Illustrator: Shumate, Johnny

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Fully illustrated study into the many conflicting national forces contending for the Baltic coast region in the immediate aftermath of World War I and during the Russian Revolution.

Produktdetails

• Elite
• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Seitenzahl: 64
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. April 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 249mm x 185mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 222g
• ISBN-13: 9781472830777
• ISBN-10: 1472830776
• Artikelnr.: 52615400

Autorenporträt

NIGEL THOMAS PhD is an accomplished linguist and military historian, formerly at Northumbria University, now a freelance military author, translator and military uniform consultant. His interests are 20th-century military and civil uniformed organizations, with a special interest in Germany, Central and Eastern Europe. He has written widely for Osprey with titles such as MAA 518 Polish Legions 1914-19 and Elite 227 Armies of the Baltic Independence Wars 1918-20. He was awarded a PhD for the study of the Eastern enlargement of NATO.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: overview of conflicts.
Russian Red Army: command; organization; Estonian and Latvian Rifles units;
campaign against Russian White Army and German forces; uniforms and
insignia.
Estonian Forces: command; organization; foreign volunteers; campaign
against Russian Red Army and German forces; uniforms and insignia.
Latvian Forces: command; organization; campaign against Russian Red Army
and German forces; uniforms and insignia.
Lithuanian Forces: command; organization; campaigns against Russian Red
Army, German and Polish forces; uniforms and insignia.
German Forces (ex-Eighth Army, Iron Division, Baltic Defence Force, German
Legion): command; organization; campaigns against Russian Red Army,
Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian forces; uniforms and insignia.
White Russian Forces (Northern Corps/NW Army, Western Volunteer Army):
command; organization; campaign against Russian Red Army; uniforms and
insignia.
Throughout:
Battle orders: Russian Red Army, Estonian People's Army, Latvian Army,
Lithuanian Army, German forces in Baltic, White Russian Army.
Rank insignia charts: Estonian, Latvian & Lithuanian armies, and German
Baltic Defence Force
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