Episode 59 - Siberia Needs an Intervention

After almost a year of back and forth, Japan and the Entente launched their biggest intervention into Civil War-era Russia, the Siberian Expedition. The years-long effort was marred by muddled objectives and a hostile populace, and its long-term impact was mostly confirming the Soviet Union as an enemy and undermining the people's faith in Japan's institutions. 

 

Bibliography for this episode: 

1. Morley, James William The Japanese Thrust Into Siberia, 1918 Columbia University Press, 1954
2. Dunscombm, Paul E Japan's Siberian Intervention 1918-1922 Lexington Books, 2011
3. McClain, James L A Modern History of Japan WW Norton & Company Inc, 2002
4. Duus, Peter The Cambridge History of Japan, Volume 6: The Twentieth Century Cambridge University Press 1988

 

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