Podcast appearances and mentions of james carl nelson

Today I speak with James Carl Nelson about his book, The York Patrol: The Real Story of Alvin York and the Unsung Heroes Who Made Him World War I's Most Famous Soldier. "October 8, 1918 was a banner day for heroes of the American Expeditionary Force. Thirteen men performed heroic deeds that would earn them Medals of Honor. Of this group, one man emerged as the single greatest American hero of the Great War: Alvin Cullum York. A poor young farmer from Tennessee, Sergeant York was said to have single-handedly killed two dozen Germans and captured another 132 of the enemy plus thirty-five machine guns before noon on that fateful Day of Valor. York would become an American legend, celebrated in magazines, books, and a blockbuster biopic starring Gary Cooper. The film, Sergeant York, told of a hell-raiser from backwoods Tennessee who had a come-to-Jesus moment, then wrestled with his newfound Christian convictions to become one of the greatest heroes the U.S. Army had ever known. It was a great story—but not the whole story. In this absorbing history, James Carl Nelson unspools, for the first time, the complete story of Alvin York and the events that occurred in the Argonne Forest on that day. Nelson gives voice, in particular, to the sixteen “others” who fought beside York. Hailing from big cities and small towns across the U.S. as well as several foreign countries, these soldiers included a patrician Connecticut farmer whose lineage could be traced back to the American Revolution, a poor runaway from Massachusetts who joined the Army under a false name, and a Polish immigrant who enlisted in hopes of expediting his citizenship. The York Patrol shines a long overdue spotlight on these men and York, and pays homage to their bravery and sacrifice." Check out James Carl Nelson's first appearance on CMTU in June 2019 where we discussed his book The Polar Bear Expedition! Want to listen to new episodes a week earlier and get exclusive bonus content? Consider becoming a supporter of the podcast on Patreon! Like the podcast? Please subscribe and leave a review! Follow @CMTUHistory on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram & TikTok --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Author James Carl Nelson joins me in discussing his latest book, “The York Patrol: The Real Story of Alvin York and the Unsung Heroes Who Made Him World War I's Most Famous Soldier.”    The passing of a century and other events has worked to create and solidify the legend of SGT Alvin York, where the story goes that York single-handedly (or nearly so) took on the German Army, killed some 25 enemy soldiers, and then captured 132 more. More recently, the story has been garnering attention for the fact that sixteen other men were part of and present for what is known as the York Patrol.   Mr. Nelson's “The York Patrol'' is but the latest book to cover the ongoing legend of SGT York, perhaps America's most famous Doughboy of WW1:   https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-york-patrol-james-carl-nelson?variant=32126628495394   The BFWWP is on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/BattlesoftheFirstWorldWarPodcast.    Any questions, comments or concerns please contact me through the website, www.firstworldwarpodcast.com or the Battles of the First World War Podcast page on FaceBook. Follow us on Twitter at @WW1podcast, and on Instagram at @WW1battlecast. Not into social media? Email me directly at verdunpodcast@gmail.com. Please consider reviewing the Battles of the First World War Podcast on iTunes. 

October 8, 1918 was a banner day for heroes of the American Expeditionary Force. Thirteen men performed heroic deeds that would earn them Medals of Honor. Of this group, one man emerged as the single greatest American hero of the Great War: Alvin Cullum York.  We speak to James Carl Nelson about his book, "The York Patrol".   https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-york-patrol-james-carl-nelson?variant=32126628495394   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We talk to the author James Carl Nelson of "The York Patrol - The Real Story of Alvin York and the Unsung Heroes Who Made Him World War I's Most Famous Soldier."  Alvin York grew up in the backwoods of Tennessee.  After being a hell-raiser in his teens, he found his way to a fundamentalist Christian church.  When drafted in WWI, he struggled with taking up arms and the commandment "Thou Shall Not Kill."   He did his duty and found himself in a bloody offensive in the Argonne Forest in October 1918.  His platoon leadership was decimated and he found himself in charge.  They captured roughly 130 Germans after a harrowing firefight.  This is a story of the other men and what Sgt Alvin York went though during the rest of his life.  York became the poster boy hero of WWI, books and movies were made of his efforts.  Gary Cooper starred in "Sgt York" a blockbuster biopic in 1941 when the country needed a shot in the patriotic arm while heading into WWII.  Listen to James Nelson tell this story to host Jim Fausone.

Was Trump an asset of the KGB and the Russians – and is he still today? Craig Unger's new book shares the long history of Trump's Russian Collusion. Craig Unger is the author of five books on the GOP's war on democracy, including his latest, “American Kompromat.” Craig Unger has also been a Vanity Fair contributor for 15 years.

Don Siegelman, Former Governor of Alabama on Racism & Police ViolenceTrump is trying to play out Richard Nixon’s “law and order“ theme from the 1968 election. “Law and order“ were Nixon’s code words for white supremacy, but nobody in the mainstream media identified that or called it out at the time; that commentary was largely limited to the black press. America today is a very different place, a multiracial and far more pluralistic society. Trump thinks he can pull off Nixon’s white supremacist routine and get himself reelected. He is wrong. The big question is what happens when Trump’s “law and order“ strategy fails. Will this lead to the emergence of a fully fascist government being led by Trump, Pence and Barr from the White House? Or will it lead to continued uprisings around the country that eventually lead to positive changes in policing and governance?For the Book Club Thom reads from his book "The Hidden History of the Supreme Court and the Betrayal of America" and also "The Polar Bear Expedition: The Heroes of America's Forgotten Invasion of Russia, 1918-1919" by James Carl Nelson.

In this special episode, Mr. D goes through one of the little know bits of American history. During WWI, American soldiers actually were part of a small "invasion" of Russia that became known as The Polar Expedition. Few Americans know this tale, and how the Allies in WWI tried to eliminate the Soviets before they could rise in 1918 and 1919. In this episode, Mr. D summarizes and reviews a work done by James Carl Nelson titled The Polar Expedition. Please check out the book! It was an excellent work.

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…

Remember the time the United States invaded Russia? No? Well you're not alone. Few people know that the two superpowers of the Cold War at one point actually did participate in so-called "hot" war. In fact, even Presidents Nixon and Reagan gave speeches in which they claimed the US and Russia had never been in a direct confrontation. Nothing could be farther from the truth. My guest today is James Carl Nelson, a former staff writer for The Miami Herald who has since written extensively on the American experience in World War I. He joins me from Minnesota via Skype to discuss his latest book, "The Polar Bear Expedition: The Heroes of America's Forgotten Invasion of Russia, 1918-1919." Jim and I discuss the reasons the Allies thought it necessary to intervene in the Russian Civil War, the experience of the AEF - North Russia (or the polar bears as they became known) during their nearly year long campaign in Russia near the arctic circle, and what lessons this "strange little war" has for us living 100 years later. Want to listen to new episodes a week earlier and get exclusive bonus content? Consider becoming a supporter of the podcast on Patreon! Like the podcast? Please subscribe and leave a review! Follow @CMTUHistory on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram & TikTok --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

James Carl Nelson’s “Polar Bear Expedition” retells the courageous campaign for survival as U.S. troops struggled in temperatures sixty-below in Russia during The Great War; MIT Professor Rosalind Picard details her trek from skepticism to Christianity.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Highlights: The Sinking of the USS San Diego Episode #119 Host - Theo Mayer 100 Years Ago This Week - Host | @ 02:25 Germany Receives the Allied Dictates - Mike Shuster | @ 10:55 The Polar Bear Expedition - James Carl Nelson | @ 14:45 War Memoirs from WWI: Charles Carrington  - Dr. Edward Lengel | @ 22:10 May 2, 2019 Memorial at Cypress Hills Nat. Cemetery - Alain Dupuis | @ 27:55 The Sinking of the USS San Diego - Dr. Alexis Catsambis | @ 32:30 Minnesotan Doughboys Remembered - Susi Adler | @ 41:25 New Education Newsletter - Host | @ 49:55 Highlights from the Dispatch - Host | @ 51:10----more---- World War I - THEN 100 Years Ago This Week Two story tracks from this week 100 years ago, Italy & Japan, 1919 - Host https://timesmachine.nytimes.com The Great War Project Germany receives the allied dictates - Mike Shuster http://greatwarproject.org/2019/04/14/an-undiplomatiic-german-performance/ Remembering Veterans The Polar Bear Expedition - James Nelson Carlson Book link: https://www.amazon.com/Polar-Bear-Expedition-Forgotten-1918-1919/dp/0062852779/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&linkCode=sl1&tag=smithsonianco-20&linkId=95b4c562125cf9405a552ce0206308e6&language=en_US https://www.amazon.com/James-Carl-Nelson/e/B00294I39A/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1 Review: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/forgotten-doughboys-who-died-fighting-russian-civil-war-180971470/ New syllabus that includes polar bears in National Curriculum https://history.army.mil/html/bookshelves/resmat/wwi/prologue/default/prologue-sec01.html Historians Corner War Memoirs from WWI: Charles Carrington  - Dr. Edward Lengel http://www.edwardlengel.com/not-disillusioned-charles-carrington-8-best-world-war-i-memoir/ http://www.edwardlengel.com/about/ http://bit.ly/2tILSQI World War I - NOW Commission News May 2, 2019 Memorial at Cypress Hills Nat. Cemetery - Alain Dupuis https://www.worldwar1centennial.org/index.php/communicate/press-media/wwi-centennial-news/6128-public-invited-to-special-wreath-ceremony-at-cypress-hills-national-cemetery-nyc.html https://frenchwarveterans.com/ Remembering Veterans The sinking of the USS San Diego - Dr. Alexis Catsambis Navy Commemorates the 100th Anniversary, https://www.public.navy.mil/surfor/lpd22/Pages/Navy-Commemorates-100th-Anniversary.aspx “We Finally know what sank the USS San Diego,” Smithsonian https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/we-finally-know-what-sank-uss-san-diego-during-world-war-i-180971035/ https://www.archaeological.org/lecturer/alexiscatsambis https://nautiluslive.org/people/alexis-catsambis https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0199336008/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0 Updates from The States Minnesotan Doughboys Remembered - Susi Adler https://www.facebook.com/groups/2070559592974501/ https://youtu.be/Y_Y74qRYSCo Education New Education Newsletter - Host https://www.theworldwar.org/education/archive#signup https://www.theworldwar.org/education/archive#past Articles and Posts Highlight from the Dispatch Newsletter - Host http://ww1cc.org/dispatch     Sponsors: The U.S. World War One Centennial Commission The Pritzker Military Museum & Library The Starr Foundation The Diana Davis Spencer Foundation The Richard Lounsbery Foundation Production: Executive Producer: Dan Dayton Producer & Host: Theo Mayer Line Producer: Katalin Laszlo Written by: Theo Mayer Special segment host: Mike Shuster Dr. Edward Lengel Researcher and writing support: Dave Kramer JL Michaud

“If you're gonna be a writer, you gotta sweat,” says James Carl Nelson. James Carl Nelson, author of The Polar Bear Expedition: The Heroes of America's Forgotten Invasion of Russia, 1918-1919, came by the show. The Creative Nonfiction Podcast, the show where I talk to badass writers, filmmakers, and producers about the art and craft of telling true stories. It's here we learn how they became the artists they are, the struggles they deal with, and the routines that allow them to get the work done, so you can apply those tools of mastery to your own work. Let's keep the conversation going on Twitter. Tag me and the show @BrendanOMeara and @CNFPod to let me know what you liked. And head over to brendanomeara.com for show notes to this show and the previous 139 shows and to subscribe to my monthly newsletter. I share my book recommendations and what you might have missed from the world of the podcast. You don't want to miss out. Once a month. No spam. Can't beat it.

BIG IMPACT Podcast Ep 106 features the story of a group of soldier heroes from World War I, the "Polar Bears." Hailing mostly from Michigan and neighboring states, these brave soldiers were dispatched to the Arctic Circle to fight the Bolsheviks (among others) in unbearably frozen conditions. If you love American history, this is a MUST listen. This gripping true story was told in expert fashion by James Carl Nelson in his new book, "The Polar Bear Expedition." CLICK HERE to order your copy today!

An unforgettable human drama deep with contemporary resonance, award-winning historian James Carl Nelson's The Polar Bear Expedition draws on an untapped trove of firsthand accounts to deliver a vivid, soldier's-eye view of an extraordinary lost chapter of American history—the Invasion of Russia one hundred years ago during the last days of the Great War.  Jim Nelson discusses with host Jim Fausone the hardships the American troops faced, the confused mission, the Bolshevik Army resistance and the withdrawal 7 months after WWI ended.  

Acclaimed military historian James Carl Nelson tells the inspiring true story of Clifton B. "Lucky" Cates, whose service in World War I and beyond made him a legend in the annals of the United States Marine Corps.

Acclaimed military historian James Carl Nelson tells the inspiring true story of Clifton B. "Lucky" Cates, whose service in World War I and beyond made him a legend in the annals of the United States Marine Corps.

The Battle of Cantigny. Sponsored by the First Division Museum at Cantigny. Dr. John Allen Williams moderates a discussion between James Carl Nelson, author of The Remains of Company D: A Story of the Great War and Paul Herbert, Executive Director of the First...

The Battle of Cantigny. Sponsored by the First Division Museum at Cantigny. Dr. John Allen Williams moderates a discussion between James Carl Nelson, author of The Remains of Company D: A Story of the Great War and Paul Herbert, Executive Director of the First...

Best remembered as the nineteenth commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps, Clifton B. Cates began his long and distinguished military career as a second lieutenant in World War I. In I Will Hold: The Story of USMC Legend Clifton B. Cates, From Belleau Wood to Victory in the Great War (NAL, 2016), journalist and author James Carl Nelson recounts Cates’ early life and service in the war. Cates was studying to take the Tennessee bar when the United States joined the war in April 1917, an event which led Cates to set aside his studies and answer the call to service. After training in the rapidly-expanding Marine Corps, Cates was sent to France in January 1918, and within a few short months he found himself at the heart of combat at the battle of Belleau Wood. Despite being in the thick fighting, Clifton escaped serious injury, and with his unit he participated in the Soissons offensive later that summer. Nelson’s book offers a look at the war Cates fought against the Germans, one in which he demonstrated his natural leadership skills and won some of the highest honors our nation could bestow. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Best remembered as the nineteenth commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps, Clifton B. Cates began his long and distinguished military career as a second lieutenant in World War I. In I Will Hold: The Story of USMC Legend Clifton B. Cates, From Belleau Wood to Victory in the Great War (NAL, 2016), journalist and author James Carl Nelson recounts Cates’ early life and service in the war. Cates was studying to take the Tennessee bar when the United States joined the war in April 1917, an event which led Cates to set aside his studies and answer the call to service. After training in the rapidly-expanding Marine Corps, Cates was sent to France in January 1918, and within a few short months he found himself at the heart of combat at the battle of Belleau Wood. Despite being in the thick fighting, Clifton escaped serious injury, and with his unit he participated in the Soissons offensive later that summer. Nelson’s book offers a look at the war Cates fought against the Germans, one in which he demonstrated his natural leadership skills and won some of the highest honors our nation could bestow. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Best remembered as the nineteenth commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps, Clifton B. Cates began his long and distinguished military career as a second lieutenant in World War I. In I Will Hold: The Story of USMC Legend Clifton B. Cates, From Belleau Wood to Victory in the Great War (NAL, 2016), journalist and author James Carl Nelson recounts Cates’ early life and service in the war. Cates was studying to take the Tennessee bar when the United States joined the war in April 1917, an event which led Cates to set aside his studies and answer the call to service. After training in the rapidly-expanding Marine Corps, Cates was sent to France in January 1918, and within a few short months he found himself at the heart of combat at the battle of Belleau Wood. Despite being in the thick fighting, Clifton escaped serious injury, and with his unit he participated in the Soissons offensive later that summer. Nelson’s book offers a look at the war Cates fought against the Germans, one in which he demonstrated his natural leadership skills and won some of the highest honors our nation could bestow. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Best remembered as the nineteenth commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps, Clifton B. Cates began his long and distinguished military career as a second lieutenant in World War I. In I Will Hold: The Story of USMC Legend Clifton B. Cates, From Belleau Wood to Victory in the Great War (NAL, 2016), journalist and author James Carl Nelson recounts Cates’ early life and service in the war. Cates was studying to take the Tennessee bar when the United States joined the war in April 1917, an event which led Cates to set aside his studies and answer the call to service. After training in the rapidly-expanding Marine Corps, Cates was sent to France in January 1918, and within a few short months he found himself at the heart of combat at the battle of Belleau Wood. Despite being in the thick fighting, Clifton escaped serious injury, and with his unit he participated in the Soissons offensive later that summer. Nelson’s book offers a look at the war Cates fought against the Germans, one in which he demonstrated his natural leadership skills and won some of the highest honors our nation could bestow. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Best remembered as the nineteenth commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps, Clifton B. Cates began his long and distinguished military career as a second lieutenant in World War I. In I Will Hold: The Story of USMC Legend Clifton B. Cates, From Belleau Wood to Victory in the Great War (NAL, 2016), journalist and author James Carl Nelson recounts Cates’ early life and service in the war. Cates was studying to take the Tennessee bar when the United States joined the war in April 1917, an event which led Cates to set aside his studies and answer the call to service. After training in the rapidly-expanding Marine Corps, Cates was sent to France in January 1918, and within a few short months he found himself at the heart of combat at the battle of Belleau Wood. Despite being in the thick fighting, Clifton escaped serious injury, and with his unit he participated in the Soissons offensive later that summer. Nelson’s book offers a look at the war Cates fought against the Germans, one in which he demonstrated his natural leadership skills and won some of the highest honors our nation could bestow. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's guest, James Carl Nelson, is the acclaimed author of the just-released book --- Five Lieutenants: The Heartbreaking Story of Five Harvard Men Who Led America to Victory in WWI. His knack for researching the truth about what it was like to fight in this war, and weaving these truths into compelling stories, was already evident in his first book, The Remains of Company D: A Story of the Great War. In his new book, he follows five men who left their lives of privilege to follow their idealistic dreams, in an effort to end the war to end all wars.

The Battle of Cantigny. Sponsored by the First Division Museum at Cantigny. Dr. John Allen Williams moderates a discussion between James Carl Nelson, author of The Remains of Company D: A Story of the Great War and Paul Herbert, Executive Director of…