Thread: S&W .38 in Korean War- "The Coldest War"" by James Brady
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Old 06-14-2018, 06:08 AM
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Actually, as part of that intervention, the several thousand US troops sent to North Russia, Archangelsk and Murmansk, in 1918/19, to fight the Bolsheviks under British command, were quite a bit further north and likely even colder

They called themselves “Polar Bears”. Attached picture: the “Polar Bear” memorial in Michigan.
An excellent book about these troops is "When Hell Froze Over" by E.M Halliday.

Very interesting read.
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