The History of the American Expedition Fighting the Bolsheviki - Campaigning in North Russia 1918-1919

The Project Gutenberg EBook of The History of the American Expedition Fighting the Bolsheviki, by Joel R. Moore and Harry H. Mead and Lewis E. Jahns This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Title: The History of the American Expedition Fighting the Bolsheviki Campaigning in North Russia 1918-1919 Author: Joel R. Moore Harry H. Mead Lewis E. Jahns Release Date: September 5, 2007 [EBook #22523] Language: English Character set encoding: ASCII *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK FIGHTING THE BOLSHEVIKI *** Produced by Don Kostuch [Transcriber's Notes] Here are the definitions of several unfamiliar (to me) words. batmen Soldier assigned to an officer as a servant. batushka Village priest. drosky Cart felcher Second-rate medical student or anyone with some medical knowledge. hors de combat Out of the fight; disabled; not able to fight. junker Aristocratic Prussian landholder devoted to militarism and authoritarianism, providing the German military forces with many of its officers. knout Whip with a lash of leather thongs, formerly used in Russia for flogging criminals. To flog with the knout. mashie nib Mashie-Niblick (mah-she nib-lik) - Wood shafted golf club with about the same loft and length as today's seven iron.