The Lenin Plot
The Unknown Story of America's War Against Russia
New York : Pegasus Books, 2020.
Format: Book
Edition: First Pegasus Books cloth edition.
Description: xii, 388 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
It remains the most audacious spy plot in American history--a bold and extremely dangerous operation to invade Russia, defeat the Red Army, and mount a coup in Moscow against Soviet dictator Vladimir Ilich Lenin. After that, leaders in Washington, Paris, and London aimed to install their own Allied-friendly dictator in Moscow as a means to get Russia back into the war effort against Germany. The Lenin Plot had the entire approval of President Woodrow Wilson. As he ordered a military invasion of Russia, he gave the American ambassador, the U.S. Consul General in Moscow, and other State Department operatives a free hand to pursue their covert action against Lenin. The result was thousands of deaths, both military and civilian, on both sides. A must-read for anyone seeking to understand the true beginning of the Cold War, The Lenin Plot tells the shocking story of this untold episode in American history in fascinating and striking detail.
Subjects:
Lenin, Vladimir Ilʹich, 1870-1924.
Espionage -- Soviet Union -- History -- 20th century.
Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- 1917-1945.
United States -- Foreign relations -- 1913-1921.
Lenin, Vladimir Ilʹich, 1870-1924.
Espionage -- Soviet Union -- History -- 20th century.
Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- 1917-1945.
United States -- Foreign relations -- 1913-1921.
ISBN:
9781643133171
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
HISTORY War WWII Espionage Car | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Nonfiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [339]-346) and index.