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The Polar Bear Expedition : the heroes of America's forgotten invasion of Russia, 1918-1919 / James Carl Nelson.
"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.
Record details
- ISBN: 0062852779
- ISBN: 9780062852779
- Physical Description: 309 pages ; 24 cm
- Publisher: New York, NY : William Morrow, [2019]
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | 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. |
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| Cape Girardeau Public Library | 947.084 NEL (Text) | 33042004600501 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Cass County Library-Northern Resource Center | 947.084 NEL 2019 (Text) | 0002205738350 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Henry County - Main Library | 947 .0841 N33J (Text) | I0000000276947 | Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Jefferson County Library-Windsor | 947.0841 NELSON (Text) | 30065010100847 | Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Lebanon-Laclede County Library | 947.084 Nelson (Text) | 3803644399 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
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