Russian Supply Efforts in America During the First World War
The Imperial Russian government's efforts to procure much-needed military supplies in the American market before and after America's entry into World War I are the focus of this work. It reveals the disorder that characterized the first Russian purchasing efforts in 1914 when the full demand had not yet been felt, and how these efforts were transformed by the shell crisis of 1915 and the involvement of the zemstvos and industry in the process. The book also looks at Russia's dependence on the British for funding, the mature phase of purchasing in mid-1916, a single order placed with the American Locomotive Company, the Russian Supply Commission's struggle to deal with America's entry into the war, and the collapse of Russia's Imperial and Provisional governments.
Author: Dale C. Rielage
Format: Paperback, 152 pages
Published: 2002, McFarland & Co Inc, United States
Genre: Military History
Description
The Imperial Russian government's efforts to procure much-needed military supplies in the American market before and after America's entry into World War I are the focus of this work. It reveals the disorder that characterized the first Russian purchasing efforts in 1914 when the full demand had not yet been felt, and how these efforts were transformed by the shell crisis of 1915 and the involvement of the zemstvos and industry in the process. The book also looks at Russia's dependence on the British for funding, the mature phase of purchasing in mid-1916, a single order placed with the American Locomotive Company, the Russian Supply Commission's struggle to deal with America's entry into the war, and the collapse of Russia's Imperial and Provisional governments.
Russian Supply Efforts in America During the First World War