The United States Intervention in North Russia - 1918, 1919: The Polar Bear Odyssey [Hardcover]

Roger Crownover (Author)

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Publication Date: April 2001 | ISBN-10: 0773475494 | ISBN-13: 978-0773475496

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 ramifications.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 166 pages
• Publisher: Edwin Mellen Pr (April 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0773475494
• ISBN-13: 978-0773475496
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 5.9 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,011,616 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Little known war, December 8, 2007

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A rare look at a little known chapter in US military history. Looks at the largely unknown Polar Bear odyssey - the North Russian Expeditionary Forces made up of American servicemen who, with other allies of WWI, went on fighting in the Russian arctic after the war was over