The Polar Bear Expedition: The Heroes of Americas Forgotten Invasion of Russia, 1918-1919 - James Carl Nelson by Unknown, James Carl Nelson
An extraordinary lost chapter in the history of World War I: the story of Americas year-long invasion of Russia, in which a contingency of brave soldiers fought the Red Army and brutal conditions during the fall and winter of 19181919., In August 1918, the 339th regiment of the U.S. Armyroughly 5,000 soldiers, most hailing from Michigansailed for Europe to fight in World War I. But instead of the Western Front, these troops were headed to Archangel, Russia, a vital port city 1,000 miles northeast of Moscow. There, in the frozen subarctic, amid the chaos of the Russian Civil War, one of the most extraordinary episodes of American history unfolded., The American North Russia Expeditionary Forceself-dubbed The Polar Bear Expeditionwas sent to fight the Red Army and aid anti-Bolshevik forces in hopes of re-opening the Eastern Front against Germany. On the 100th anniversary of the campaign, award-winning historian James Carl Nelson recreates this harrowing, dramatic military operation in wh
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The Polar Bear Expedition: The Heroes of Americas Forgotten Invasion of Russia, 1918-1919 - James Carl Nelson
Unknown, James Carl Nelson
Category: History
Tags: History, Misc. Non-fiction
An extraordinary lost chapter in the history of World War I: the story of Americas year-long invasion of Russia, in which a contingency of brave soldiers fought the Red Army and brutal conditions during the fall and winter of 19181919., In August 1918, the 339th regiment of the U.S. Armyroughly 5,000 soldiers, most hailing from Michigansailed for Europe to fight in World War I. But instead of the Western Front, these troops were headed to Archangel, Russia, a vital port city 1,000 miles northeast of Moscow. There, in the frozen subarctic, amid the chaos of the Russian Civil War, one of the most extraordinary episodes of American history unfolded., The American North Russia Expeditionary Forceself-dubbed The Polar Bear Expeditionwas sent to fight the Red Army and aid anti-Bolshevik forces in hopes of re-opening the Eastern Front against Germany. On the 100th anniversary of the campaign, award-winning historian James Carl Nelson recreates this harrowing, dramatic military operation in wh
