The Polar Bear Expedition: The Heroes of America's Forgotten Invasion of Russia, 1918-1919

James Carl Nelson

William Morrow

[Library Edition Audiobook CD in Vinyl case.] [Read by Ray Porter] Booklist Magazine's Editor's Pick for 2009 for History Haunted by an ancestor's tale of near death on a distant battlefield, James Carl Nelson set out in pursuit of the scraps of memory of his grandfather's small infantry unit. Years of travel across the world led to the retrieval of unpublished personal papers, obscure memoirs, and communications from numerous doughboys, as well as original interviews with the descendents of his grandfather's comrades in arms. The result is a compelling tale of battle rooted in new primary sources and one man's search for his grandfather's legacy in a horrifying maelstrom that is today poorly understood and nearly forgotten. Nelson's account follows the members of Company D, 28th Infantry Regiment, United States First Division, from enlistment to combat to the effort to recover their remains, focusing on three major battles at Cantigny, Soissons, and Meuse-Argonne.

The Remains of Company D: A Story of the Great War

History

Military

Blackstone Audiobooks

Five Lieutenants: The Heartbreaking Story of Five Harvard Men Who Led America to Victory in World War I (Library Edition)

Biographies & Memoirs

Leaders & Notable People

Blackstone Audio,Inc.

[Read by Geoffry Blaisdell] The dramatic true story of five brilliant young soldiers from Harvard, this is a thrilling tale of combat and heroism. Five Lieutenants tells the story of five young Harvard men who took up the call to arms in the spring of 1917 and met differing fates in the maelstrom of battle on the western front in 1918. Delving deep into the motivations, horrific experiences, and ultimate fates of this Harvard-educated quintet -- and by extension, of the brilliant young officer class that left its collegiate and postcollegiate pursuits to enlist in the army and lead America's rough-and-ready doughboys -- Five Lieutenants presents a unique, timeless, and fascinating account of citizen soldiers at war and of the price these extraordinary men paid while earnestly giving all they had in an effort to end ''the war to end all wars.'' Drawing on the subjects' intimate, eloquent, and uncensored letters and memoirs, this is a fascinating microcosm of the American experience in the First World War and of the horrific experiences and hardships faced by the educated class of young men who were relied upon to lead doughboys in the trenches and, ultimately, in open battle.

Five Lieutenants: The Heartbreaking Story of Five Harvard Men Who Led America to Victory in World War I

Americas

HarperCollins B and Blackstone Audio

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