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Always with Honor
As World War I drags on, political turmoil slowly paralyzes the Empire. The Czar abdicates. His replacements are ineffectual and incompetent. Violence sweeps the country. One by one, institutions collapse under the weight of chaos and terror. The Bolsheviks, a small group of communist radicals initially supported by German intelligence, launch a revolution that sends the country into a tailspin. The nation is plunged into a terrible civil war which by its end will leave over 10 million Russians dead, with millions more scattered across the globe. Leading the anti-communist "White" forces against the new "Red" army to the end was Pyotr Wrangel. Wrangel, a career cavalry officer who fought wit...
Summary of Pyotr Wrangel's Always with Honor
Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 After two years of warfare, the Russian Army was not what it had been. The majority of the original officers and men had been killed or wounded, and the new officers and soldiers were not suitable instructors for the men. The morale of the troops was excellent, but the discipline was not. #2 There was a growing movement behind the lines to help the soldiers, known as the moral standard of the army was decreasing. The soldiers were not respecting other people’s property anymore, and they were not doing anything about it. #3 The Czarevitch’s regiment of Nerchinsk Cossacks, which I commanded during the winter of 1916, was part of a division of Oussourian Cossacks. The majority of the officers of the Oussourian division had been in Admiral Koltchak’s army and met again under the command of Ataman Semenov and General Ungern. #4 In Russia, the pretense of stern authority was reduced to a matter of public speaking matches and political debates. Yet, the majority of the population remained absorbed in its little daily cares.
Always with Honor
The memoirs of General Pyotr Wrangel
Always with Honour
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The Adventure of Wrangel Island
Otangel Island expedition, 1921-23.
