America's Black Sea fleet : the U.S. Navy amidst war and revolution, 1919-1923 / Robert Shenk.

Author/creator Shenk, Robert, 1943-
Format Book
Publication InfoAnnapolis, Md. : Naval Institute Press, ©2012.
Descriptionxviii, 365 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Subjects
United States. Navy--Foreign service. --Turkey.
United States. Navy--Foreign service. --Black Sea.
United States. Navy--History. --20th century.
Black Sea Region--History, Naval. --20th century.
United States--History, Naval. --20th century.
Turkey--History, Naval. --20th century.

Contents The arrival -- Turkey in 1919 and the American commissions -- The admiral, the Embassy, and the crisis in Cilicia -- The White Russian invasion -- Death in the Pontus -- After dark in Pera and Galata -- The great Russian famine -- Swimming the Hellespont and other naval recreation -- Shipboard life -- The burning of Smyrna -- The expulsion of the minorities and Constantinople's last fling -- The departure.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2012028104
ISBN9781612510538 (hbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN1612510531 (hbk. : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks DJK66 .S54 2012 ✔ Available Place Hold