<p>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.</p>

The United States Intervention in North Russia - 1918, 1919 the Polar Bear Odyssey

History

Crownover, Roger

Russia

Em Texts

Sets the record straight on the North Russian Expeditionary Forces, better known as the "Polar Bears," US troops left in Russia at the end of WWI to fight the Russian Bolsheviks. Describes the pressure that President Wilson received from the British to participate in the intervention, and stresses the discontent of the US troops left to fight after the war was officially over. Details the campaign of American families of soldiers to bring them home, and discusses the political aftermath of the intervention. Includes color photos of historical sites and museum displays, plus two b&w historical photos. Crownover teaches history at Madonna University. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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

Science & Math

Biological Sciences

Edwin Mellen Pr

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