History of the World War - An Authentic Narrative of the World's Greatest War

The Project Gutenberg EBook of History of the World War, by Francis A. March and Richard J. Beamish This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Title: History of the World War An Authentic Narrative of the World's Greatest War Author: Francis A. March and Richard J. Beamish Release Date: August 6, 2006 [EBook #18993] Language: English Character set encoding: ASCII *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK HISTORY OF THE WORLD WAR *** Produced by Don Kostuch [Transcriber's Notes] My father's part in WWI attracted me to this book. I recall him talking briefly about fighting the Bolsheviki in Archangel. "The machine gun bullets trimmed the leaves off the trees, as if it were fall." Like most veterans, he had little else to say. This book mentions his campaign on page 736; "August 3, 1918.--President Wilson announces new policy regarding Russia and agrees to cooperate with Great Britain, France and Japan in sending forces to Murmansk, Archangel and Vladivostok." My father's experience seems to be described in the following excerpt from the University of Michigan "The University Record", April 5, 1999. "Bentley showcases items from World War I 'Polar Bears' "; by Joanne Nesbit. "During the summer of 1918, the U.S.