America’s forgotten invasion of Russia

The World

For a year after the armistice ended World War I, US and allied troops remained in combat in Russia. A new book tells the story of the Americans who froze and bled in this forgotten conflict against the Bolsheviks. Host Carol Hills speaks with James Carl Nelson, the author of the book, “The Polar Bear Expedition.”

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