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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
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