WWI history book – “The Polar Bear Expedition” (William Morrow, 2019) – James Carl Nelson interview

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James Carl Nelson is a writer who focuses on military history subjects. We spoke about his latest book on the participation of the U.S. in the WWI Allied invasion of Russia; the only time U.S. troops have fought Russian troops on Russian soil.

0:46 – James talks about how he got into studying and writing on WWI.

2:29 – James talk about the focus of the book.

3:13 – James talks about the Bolshevik revolution in Russia and how it affected WWI.

9:40 – James talks about the equipping and supplying of these troops.

15:17 – James talks about the type of warfare these troops used in northern Russia.

17:00 – James talk about the little bit of air warfare that was going on around these troops.

19:50 – James joked about how some of the U.S. troops were taking on Bolshevik tendencies.

20:19 – James talks about medical and supply support.

22:20 – James mentions the Polar Bear Memorial Association.

24:15 – James talks about how Russia still teaches this event to students.

25:10 – James talks about the resources he used for research.

28:22 – James talks about militaria collected about this event and a museum in Frankenmuth, Michigan with some more artifacts.

38:09 – James has a James Carl Nelson facebook page.

Links of Interest

https://www.harpercollins.com/9780062852779/the-polar-bear-expedition/

https://www.facebook.com/JamesCarlNelsonAuthor/

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Guests: James Carl Nelson

Host: Cris Alvarez

Tags: military, history, military history, conflict, war, interview, non-fiction book, bolshevik, russia, britain, france, US, Slovak, WWI, world war one, petersburg, moscow, woodrow wilson, western front, eastern front, 85th division, murmansk, detroit, spanish flu, mutiny, polar bear association, arkangel, frankenmuth, vickers machine gun

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