Episode 59 - Siberia Needs an Intervention

<p>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. </p> <p> </p> <p>Bibliography for this episode: </p> <ol><li>Morley, James William The Japanese Thrust Into Siberia, 1918 Columbia University Press, 1954</li> <li>Dunscombm, Paul E Japan's Siberian Intervention 1918-1922 Lexington Books, 2011</li> <li>McClain, James L A Modern History of Japan WW Norton & Company Inc, 2002</li> <li>Duus, Peter The Cambridge History of Japan, Volume 6: The Twentieth Century Cambridge University Press 1988</li> </ol><p> </p> <p>Questions? Comments? Email me at <a href='mailto:peaceintheirtime@gmail.com'>peaceintheirtime@gmail.com</a></p>