A FOREWORD FOR all the sins of omission and commission that-this little book reveals I crave forgiveness. With the materials that came to my hand I have endeavoured to weave a chronicle of the events that occurred on the Dvina in the memorable summer of 1919. I proffer my sincerest thanks to all those officers and men who produced the narratives, without which it would have been impossible to write this history. To the Editor of Blachoods Magazine I am particularly grateful for permission to take extracts from The Little Adventure. If this little book succeeds, as I hope it will, in reviving the memory of the Dvina days to those who served in North Russia, then indeed I shall feel that my work has not been in vain.CHAPTER I HOW WE WENT TO RUSSIA. PARK ROYAL, N.W. Empty huts, deserted parade grounds, overgrown lawns, occasional daffodils. There, in the April sunshine and showers of peace year, the Russian Relief Force was born. Imagine the stupendous and inspiring drama of the year of...