Table of Contents
Introduction 3
National origins - neutrality and independence
Towards Nationhood 4
The historical background: Charles IV of Bohemia - the Hussites - the Habsburg Empire - the Dual Monarchy. Tomas Masaryk - Edvard Benes - Milan Stefanik - the Sokol movement
The Russian Front, 1914-17 8
1914-l5: the Druzhina - Austro-Hungarian desertions
1916: regiment and brigade
1917: the Brusilov Offensive - division and corps
The Western Front, 1914-19 20
1915: with the Foreign Legion at Vimy Ridge
1917-18: the Czech Brigade - Vouziers, Chestres and Terron
The Italian Front, 1917-19 23
1917-18: small unit actions - the Czech Legion on the Piave - Doss Alto
Russia: Revolt & Civil War, 1917-18 34
1917: Russo-Ukrainian entanglements
1918: isolation - confrontation with Red Guards - Trans-Siberian Railway campaign
The Siberian Garrison, 1918-20 38
Summer 1918: expansion - the Volga-Urals front - retreat
1919: with Admiral Kolchak - anti-partisan operations
1920: withdrawal to Vladivostok
Legacy 44
Further Reading 44
Plate Commentaries 45
Index 48