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It remains the most audacious spy plot in American history--a bold and extremely dangerous operation to invade Russia, defeat the Red Army, and mount a coup in Moscow against Soviet dictator Vladimir Ilich Lenin. After that, leaders in Washington, Paris, and London aimed to install their own Allied-friendly dictator in Moscow as a means to get Russia back into the war effort against Germany. The Lenin Plot had the entire approval of President Woodrow Wilson. As he ordered a military invasion of Russia, he gave the American ambassador, the U.S. Consul General in Moscow, and other State Department operatives a free hand to pursue their covert action against Lenin. The result was thousands of deaths, both military and civilian, on both sides. A must-read for anyone seeking to understand the true beginning of the Cold War, The Lenin Plot tells the shocking story of this untold episode in American history in fascinating and striking detail.

Table of Contents:

• Machine generated contents note: pt. I FIRST ATTEMPT
• 1. Forgotten Man
• 2. Chicago Group
• 3. Agents of Influence
• 4. Go See the Elephant
• 5. Xenophon the Terrible
• 6. Washington Napping
• 7. Last Hurrah
• 8. Who's in Charge?
• 9. Lenin's German Key
• 10. Yanks are Coming
• 11. Send in the Spies
• 12. Indoor Minds
• 13. Wanted: One Dictator
• 14. Money, Guns, Chaos
• pt. II VICTORY OR DEATH
• 15. Remarkable American
• 16. Confederate at Court
• 17. Headhunters and Moles
• 18. Invasion of Russia

• 19. First Shots Fired
• 20. Savinkov Method
• 21. Murder Them All
• 22. Gentleman and Hustler
• 23. Pariahs of the World
• 24. Everything on the Dot
• 25. Security Breakdowns
• 26. Traitor Exposed
• 27. "They Shot Lenin!"
• 28. Death Watch
• 29. Terrorist's Story
• 30. Black Saturday
• 31. No Mercy for Enemies
• 32. Caught in a Trap
• 33. Sting
• pt. III SNOW TRENCHES
• 34. Where is the Front?
• 35. Sanity Arrives
• 36. To the Wall
• 37. Risky Mission
• 38. Poisoned Apple
• 39. Fighting for What?
• 40. Famine and Freedom.

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Author/Creator:

Carr, Barnes , author

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

The Lenin plot: the unknown story of America's war against Russia [by Carr, B.]

Subjects:

Lenin, Vladimir Ilʹich, 1870-1924

Espionage — Soviet Union — History — 20th century

Soviet Union — Foreign relations — 1917-1945

United States — Foreign relations — 1913-1921

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [339]-346) and index.
Description based on print version record.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

ISBNs:

9781643133997 (electronic bk.)
1643133993 (electronic bk.)
1643133179 [Invalid]
9781643133171 [Invalid]

OCLC Numbers:

1159759221

Other Control Numbers:

EBC6352463 (source: MiAaPQ)
[Unknown Type]: ybp301566813