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Author:

Nelson, James Carl, author.

Title:

The Polar Bear Expedition : the heroes of America's forgotten invasion of Russia / James Carl Nelson.

Copyright Date:

2019

Description:

309 pages

Subject:

United States.--Infantry Regiment, 339th--Infantry Regiment, 339th--History.
Polar Bear Expedition--(1918-1919).
Soldiers--Michigan--History--20th century.
World War, 1914-1918--Regimental histories--United States.
Michigan--History, Military--20th century.
Soviet Union--History--Allied intervention, 1918-1920.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Contents:

Prologue: Nijni Gora, Russia, January 19, 1919 -- 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 -- 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 silence of Ust Padenga -- The devil comes to Nijni Gora -- Flight -- Vistafka -- To what end -- Why did we go to Russia -- The Ballad of Bolshiozerski -- The Gulag Amerikanski -- From Russia, with love -- Epilogue: A return to Russia.

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.

ISBN:

0062852779
9780062852779 (hardcover)

LCCN:

2018037597

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