Baśka - The Other Soldier Bear: The Incredible True Story of a Polar Bear in the Polish Army

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David Stary

Baśka - The Other Soldier Bear

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ISBN: 9781918219975

The Incredible True Story of a Polar Bear in the Polish Army

David Stary

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English

Cosmic Jive Publishing
18 January 2026

Biography: historical, political & military; Military history; Wildlife: mammals

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During the chaos that followed the First World War, a stranded Polisb battalion found itself fighting in the frozen north of Russia.

It was there that they acquired Baśka, a young polar bear. What began as an impulsive act soon became something far more profound. Baśka lived among the soldiers of the Polish Murmansk Battalion, sharing their barracks, their routines, and their long, uncertain wait for a way home.

She marched, shared a bed with her trainer, learned discipline, and became-by official order-Daughter of the Regiment.

Carried from the Arctic to Poland, she becomes a symbol of endurance and survival-an animal whose life mirrors the fate of the soldiers around her-before becoming legend as the bear who stood on her hind legs like a human to shake hands with and then salute Marshal Pilsudski in a Warsaw military parade.

Based on historical sources, Baśka: The Other Soldier Bear tells the remarkable true story of a polar bear who became part of a fighting unit-and of the soldiers who found, in her steady breathing, a reminder of home.

This is not the story of Wojtek the Bear. This is the story of Baśka Murmańska. The bear who came before.

Narrative nonfiction - Military history - Animal biography

By: David Stary
Imprint: Cosmic Jive Publishing
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 10mm
Weight: 231g
ISBN: 9781918219975
ISBN 10: 1918219974
Pages: 166
Publication Date: 18 January 2026
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active