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The Polar Bear Expedition, the heroes of America's forgotten invasion of Russia, 1918-1919, James Carl Nelson

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The Polar Bear Expedition, the heroes of America's forgotten invasion of Russia, 1918-1919, James Carl Nelson

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-297) and index

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contains biographical information

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Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Polar Bear Expedition

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1041763187

Responsibility statement

James Carl Nelson

Sub title

the heroes of America's forgotten invasion of Russia, 1918-1919

Summary

"The extraordinary true story of America's forgotten invasion of Russia: one-thousand miles north of Moscow, five-thousand brave U.S. troops from Michigan fought the Red Army during the winter of 1918-1919 in brutal arctic conditions."--Provided by publisherIn August 1918 the 339th regiment of the U.S. Army-- roughly 5,000 soldiers, most hailing from Michigan-- headed to Archangel, Russia, a vital port city 1,000 miles northeast of Moscow. There, in the frozen subarctic "The Polar Bear Expedition" was sent to fight the Red Army and aid anti-Bolshevik forces in hopes of re-opening the Eastern Front against Germany. Nelson recreates this harrowing, dramatic military operation: subzero temperatures made machine guns and light artillery inoperable, and in the blinding ice and snow, sentries suffered from frostbite while guarding against Bolos camouflaged by their white uniforms. -- adapted from jacket

Table Of Contents

The march to intervention -- Over where -- To Russia. With angst -- We're here because we're here -- Archangel -- Upriver -- The romance of Company A -- The strangest fighting mission ever undertaken -- The bridge -- Onega -- Storm clouds -- Friends and comrades -- Verst 445 -- Armistice Day, part 1 -- Armistice Day, part 2 -- The Pinega -- The lonesome death of Francis Cuff -- Medicine men -- A Thanksgiving of sorts -- Better than no war at all -- K means Kodish -- The sad case of Sergeant Young -- The devil comes to Nijni Gora -- Flight -- Vistafka -- To what end -- Why did we go to Russia -- The Ballad of Bolshiozerski -- The Gulag Amerikanski -- A return to Russia

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America's forgotten invasion of Russia

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