Author: Ward, Col. John.
Title: WITH THE "DIE-HARDS" IN SIBERIA.
Description: Cassell and Company, Ltd., 1920. 1st Ed. [xvi] + 278pp. Port. frontis., 10 ills. on 7 plates. Some light age toning throughout, f.e.ps. browned, bookseller label, original black lettered olive cloth, minor soiling, minor rubbing to corners, spine lightly browned and sl. chipped at head and tail. ¶ Inscribed to front pastedown - ‘With the Authors Compliments John Ward 1925.’ Lieutenant-Colonel John Ward CB CMG (1866–1934) English Liberal Party politician, trade union leader and soldier. Ward and his battalion were sent to Siberia to support the White forces of Admiral Kolchak during the Russian Civil War. They were originally only intended for garrison duty, but soon found themselves in the field. Ward took his men from Vladivostok to Omsk, and effectively served as senior British officer in the region. He was instrumental in saving the lives of the Directorate of Five whom Kolchak replaced, but was on friendly terms with Kolchak throughout the period. His book about these events, the above was published in 1920, shortly after his return to England on 3 September 1919.

Keywords: VOYAGES AND TRAVEL; RUSSIA


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