Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents V
3. PART I
4. 1. First Sea Tragedy 1
5. 2. Kiel on the Eve of War 12
6. 3. Mobilization 19
7. 4. A Mine-Laying Expedition 27
8. 5. Tsar’s Embassy 40
9. 6. Destroyers in Action 54
10. 7. The February Revolution 77
11. 8. With the American Mission 136
12. 9. A Private Enterprise 167
13. Part II
14. 10. Off to the Civil War 199
15. 11. Journey to Omsk 208
16. 12. Fighting on the Kama 221
17. 13. River Raid 234
18. 14. Bluecher’s Defeat 244
19. 15. Omens 256
20. 16. The Winter March 264
21. 17. Seeds of Decay 276
22. 18. Taiga 287
23. 19. End of the Naval Regiment 298
24. 20. In the Cellars of the Ircheka 319
25. 21. The Smallest Chinese Army 329
26. 22. The Krasnoiarsk Dilemma 337
27. 23. Uneasy Freedom 351
28. 24. The Making of a Marxist 356
29. 25. Home Port 367
30. 26. Snowstorm in Moscow 374
31. 27. Slipping the Moorings 384