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The Polar Bear Expedition : the heroes of America's forgotten invasion of Russia, 1918-1919
- Title
- The Polar Bear Expedition : the heroes of America's forgotten invasion of Russia, 1918-1919 / James Carl Nelson.
- Author
- Nelson, James Carl
- Publication
- New York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2019]
- ©2019
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Details
- Description
- viii, 309 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations; 24 cm
- 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 publisher.
- In 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
- Alternative Title
- America's forgotten invasion of Russia
- Subjects
- Soldiers
- United States
- Michigan
- Soviet Union
- Allied Intervention in the Soviet Union (1918-1920)
- History
- World War (1914-1918)
- Regimental histories
- Soldiers > Michigan > History > 20th century
- Military history
- World War, 1914-1918 > Regimental histories > United States
- Polar Bear Expedition (1918-1919)
- United States > Army > Infantry Regiment, 339th > History
- Michigan > History, Military > 20th century
- Soviet Union > History > Allied intervention, 1918-1920
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Military history.
- Note
- Maps on endpapers.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-297) and index.
- 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.
- Call Number
- JFE 19-5887
- ISBN
- 9780062852779
- 0062852779
- 9780062852786
- 0062852787
- LCCN
- 2018037597
- OCLC
- 1041763187
- Author
- Nelson, James Carl, author.
- Title
- The Polar Bear Expedition : the heroes of America's forgotten invasion of Russia, 1918-1919 / James Carl Nelson.
- Publisher
- New York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2019]
- Copyright Date
- ©2019
- Edition
- First edition.
- Type of Content
- textstill imagecartographic image
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-297) and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 19-5887