Trans-Siberian Railway men and ammunition coming from west to east would have to wait in the sidings, whilst troops and injured personnel in a troop train travelling from east to west went along the line. Thus the Japanese were quickly able to advance whilst the Russians were awaiting necessary troops and supplies. After the Russian Revolution of 1917, the railway served as the vital line of communication for the Czechoslovak Legion and the allied armies that landed troops at Vladivostok during the Siberian Intervention of the Russian Civil War. These forces supported the White Russian government of Admiral Alexander Kolchak, based in
The Tombs (novel) his novels. This time he and his wife offer them a ride to a train station, where the Cusslers plan to travel the Trans-Siberian Railway to its eastern terminus on Siberia's coast. The Fargos depart the train partway in the journey, so they can hunt for a site in Kazakhstan. Critical reception has been mostly positive. "Publishers Weekly" and "Kirkus Reviews" both wrote favorable reviews for "The Tombs" and "Publishers Weekly" commented that "This adventure series stands as one of the crown jewels in the Cussler empire." NorthJersey.com was more mixed in their opinion, as they felt that the "adventure