Raše, Dr. Rudolf.

[CZECH LEGION PUBLISHING IN SIBERIA] Na cestu domů mořem: několik rad a pokynů evakuovaným [Traveling home by sea: some advice and direction for evacuees].; Knihovna "Českoslov. vojáka," sv. 3 [Library of the "Czechoslovak Soldier," vol. 3].

Irkutsk: Tiskem Informačně-osvětového odboru Československého vojska na Rusi, 1919. Small octavo (16.5 × 10.7 cm). Original printed self-wrappers; 15, [1] pp. Laid in is a lithographed folding map of the troops' return home, partly colored, measuring 16.5 × 10.7 cm. Good or better; some wear to wrappers and spine; small private inventory label to rear wrapper. Item #54115

Rare publication by Czechoslovak Legion troups then performing their famed anabasis during the Russian Civil War, which primarily gives advice on behavior on the home-bound ships and details about the various stops along the way, including Port Said and Trieste. With a lithographed map documenting the route from Vladivostok to Prague.

After the treaty of Brest- Litovsk effectively closed the Eastern Front, the Legion forces found themselves on the side of the imperiled Tsarist troops as they moved East to Vladivostok and to transport ships bound for home. At one time, the Czech Legion controlled the majority of the Trans-Siberian Railway and significantly aided the White Russian forces during combat. Their effort on behalf of the White army was seen as benefiting their goal of an independent Czech state as propagated by Masaryk, free from Austro-Hungarian rule.

As of January 2024, KVK, OCLC show three copies worldwide (UNC, British Library, Bavarian State Library).

Price: €250.00

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