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The United States Intervention in North Russia - 1918, 1919 The Polar Bear Odyssey [electronic resource].
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Crownover, Roger.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Soviet Union--History--Allied intervention, 1918-1920.
- Soviet Union--History--Revolution, 1917-1921--Participation, American.
- United States. Army. Infantry, 339th--History.
- Soviet Union.
- United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 339th--History.
- United States.
- Local Subjects:
- Soviet Union--History--Allied intervention, 1918-1920.
- Soviet Union--History--Revolution, 1917-1921--Participation, American.
- United States. Army. Infantry, 339th--History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (184 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Lewiston : The Edwin Mellen Press, 2001.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This volume examines the largely-unknown 'Polar Bear' odyssey - the North Russian Expeditionary Forces (made up mostly of soldiers from Michigan) who, along with some other Allied forces, went on fighting in the Russian arctic - supporting the Russian White Army fighting against the Russian Red Army after the war was over. It examines the panic that the Bolshevik Revolution caused in the Allied camp, the pressure that President Wilson received from the British to participate in the intervention, the reaction in Detroit, the local Red Scare, and the aftermath of the soldiers and the political r
- Contents:
- THE UNITED STATES INTERVENTION IN NORTH RUSSIA - 1918, 1919: The Polar Bear Odyssey; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Prologue; Preface; Acknowledgments; Foreword; Chapter I - Russia's Decision; Chapter II - The Polar Bears and The Sacrificial Commitment; Chapter III - Detroit's Reaction; Photos; Polar Bear Soldiers at Camp Custer; Polar Bear Soldiers resting at Camp Custer; Chapter IV - The Red Scare at Home; Chapter V - A Sad and Tragic Ending; Chapter VI - The Epitaph: Still No Answers; Appendices; Appendix A - Aide Memoire; Appendix B - Chronology; Notes; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-7734-3032-6
- OCLC:
- 818851267
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