Dmitrii Fedotoff White (1889-1950) was an Imperial Russian Navy officer from Saint Petersburg. He fought for the White forces during the Russian Civil War and wrote this book about his experiences. He also fought for the British and in 1921 escaped Russia.

"The personal narrative of an officer who fought in the Russian Navy during World War I and in Kolchak's army against the Reds, and who was captured by the latter and worked in a Bolshevik government department until 1921, when he escaped via Finland to the United States." (Foreign Affairs)