Saturday Oct 17, 2020
Roman von Ungern-Sternberg Part 3: Battle for Mongolia
As the tide of the Russian Civil War turns against the Whites, Ungern-Sternberg strikes out on his own and invades Mongolia at the head of his Asiatic Cavalry Division. He then stages a daring raid to rescue the Bogd Khan from the Chinese forces that occupied the country.
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Bibliography
Ossendowski, Ferdinand. Beasts, Men, and Gods. Loki's Publishing, 2018.
Palmer, James. The Bloody White Baron. Faber and Faber, 2014.
Sunderland, Willard. The Baron's Cloak: A History of the Russian Empire in War and Revolution. Cornell University Press, 2014.
Znamenski, Andrei. Red Shambhala: Magic, Prophecy, and Geopolitics in the Heart of Asia. Quest Books, 2011.
Cover Image: Baron Ungern: A Halt in Suchansky Valley. Painting by Igor Komornyy.
Opening Theme: Symphony No. 9 in E minor, "From the New World", Op. 95, B. 178 by Antonín Dvořák.
Closing Theme: "Ancestral Litany" by Imade Saputra.
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