American Polar Bears in Russia : Soldiers of the 339th Infantry and the Archangel Campaign, 1918-1919.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Venner, William Thomas.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Polar Bear Expedition, 1918-1919.

Soviet Union--History--Allied intervention, 1918-1920.

Soviet Union.

United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 339th--Biography.

United States.

United States. Army. American Expeditionary Force, North Russia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (219 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Jefferson : McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers, 2023.

Summary:

"At the end of World War I, the U.S. Army 339th Infantry--nicknamed the "Polar Bears"--was deployed to northern Russia to prevent Allied supplies stockpiled near the port city of Archangel from falling into the hands of the Bolsheviks. Drawing on firsthand accounts from men in the regiment, their 18-month campaign is narrated from the point of view of the riflemen, NCOs and officers of companies I and M. Each chapter highlights an individual soldiers' experience fighting the Red Army and the Arctic winter, a quarter century before the Cold War"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

Preface

Introduction

1. Camp Custer, Michigan-The 339th Infantry Is Formed

2. The 339th Heads to the Western Front

3. Why America Sent Troops to Russia

4. First American Troops in Russia

5. The Americans Settle In

6. A Muddled Assault

7. Assault on Verst 455

8. A Change in Strategy

9. The Great War Ends

10. Archangel

11. On the Front Lines

12. The March to Pinega

13. The Pinega Campaign

14. Winter on the Railroad Front

15. A Mutiny in Name Only

16. The Fight for Bolshie Ozerki

17. Prisoners

18. Spring 1919

19. Homeward Bound

20. Bringing Home the Fallen

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

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Other Format:

Print version: Venner, William Thomas American Polar Bears in Russia

ISBN:

9781476648385