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Thus, perhaps the only way for the Chinese proletariat, who had accumulated in large Russian cities, to feed themselves and their families and to earn enough money for a journey home was to enlist in the Red Army. “The Chinese took their pay very seriously. They gave their lives easily, ...
Palm, a member of Company B of the 179th Infantry Regiment of the 45th Infantry Division, had, with his men, fought his way across France and into the heart of Germany, aided by a small group of German soldiers who were revolting against the Nazis. Palm burst into Hitler’s apartment ...
The 4th Regiment of the U.S. Marine Corps was sent to China in January 1927 to protect American citizens—and U.S. business interests—there in the midst of Shanghai’s ongoing civil unrest. Called the “China Marines,” these members of the military would remain in Shanghai through 1941...
The world’s largest country has a wealth of ethnic diversity. But how many ethnic groups and peoples live there and who they actually are is a question that even its own citizens won’t be able to give a ready answer to. Millions of people in Russia call themselves “Russian nationals”...
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Russian troops conducted many landing attempts but often with poor coordination. “Russians landed in a factory in our rear and then they didn’t know where to go. They were under constant fire, they couldn’t go anywhere. And then they saw some warehouses and decided to set...
The West recognized the Soviet referendum in Ukraine in 1990, but not the one in 2014. Yet the right of peoples to self-determination does apply to the Crimeans. The West argues that many Russian soldiers were present without wearing their uniforms. True, but the results of the two referendu...
in mountainous Afghanistan, the US Army never again reactivated a mountain-capable unit on active duty. Its only mountain-designated unit is headquartered in far northern Vermont, a National Guard mountain brigade comprised mainly of part-time soldiers. And while this arrangement has some negative ...
on April 26, 1865 when a detachment from the 16th New York Cavalry regiment and a pair of detectives cornered Booth and a compatriot, David Herold, in the barn. By then, Booth and Herold had been on the run for 12 days. Luther Baker, one of the detectives, told the two fugitives ...