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Author : Homer R. Ankrum
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 684 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)
Download or read book Dogfaces who Smiled Through Tears in World War II written by Homer R. Ankrum and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 684 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jeff Danby
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
ISBN 13 : 163624016X
Total Pages : 533 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (362 download)
Download or read book Men of Armor written by Jeff Danby and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2022-12-01 with total page 533 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner, 2022 Army Historical Foundation Distinguished Writing Awards, Unit History This second volume follows on from the first in recounting the WWII history of B Company, 756th Tank Battalion in vivid detail. The outfit, since upgraded from M5 light tanks to M4 ‘Sherman’ mediums, claws through some of the toughest battles of WWII—from a horrific stalemate at Cassino in February 1944, through the bloody Operation Diadem May breakout, to the stunning capture of Rome on 4 June 1944. This unique multi-volume history covers the full spectrum of experiences of the men in one tank company from inception in June 1941 through the occupation of Germany in 1945. An American tank company in WWII consisted of only five officers and approximately 100 enlisted men—all living, traveling and fighting in seventeen tanks, two jeeps, one truck, one half-track and one tank retriever. Uniting the official record with the rich, personal accounts of the participants, the reader is swept along a highly detailed and shocking journey chronicling the evolution of American armor doctrine and tank design from June 1941 through VE Day. The B Company tankers often fought at a disadvantage—struggling to survive a myriad of battlefield challenges and triumph against enemy armor better armed and better protected. What was once envisioned as a warfare of sweeping armored formations managed by West Point lieutenant colonels and ROTC captains quickly devolved into small unit street fights relying more and more on the initiative, resourcefulness and cunning of lowly OCS lieutenants and combat-seasoned sergeants. The journey is long, unforgiving and brutal, and 47 tankers would be lost along the way.
Author : Homer R. Ankrum
Publisher : Graphic Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9780892790807
Total Pages : 661 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (98 download)
Download or read book Dogfaces who Smiled Through Tears written by Homer R. Ankrum and published by Graphic Publishers. This book was released on 1987 with total page 661 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : James M. McCaffrey
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN 13 : 0806189061
Total Pages : 426 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (61 download)
Download or read book Going for Broke written by James M. McCaffrey and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2013-04-30 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Japanese forces attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, Americans reacted with revulsion and horror. In the patriotic war fever that followed, thousands of volunteers—including Japanese Americans—rushed to military recruitment centers. Except for those in the Hawaii National Guard, who made up the 100th Infantry Battalion, the U.S. Army initially turned Japanese American prospects away. Then, as a result of anti-Japanese fearmongering on the West Coast, more than 100,000 Americans of Japanese descent were sent to confinement in inland “relocation centers.” Most were natural-born citizens, their only “crime” their ethnicity. After the army eventually decided it would admit the second-generation Japanese American (Nisei) volunteers, it complemented the 100th Infantry Battalion by creating the 442nd Regimental Combat Team. This mostly Japanese American unit consisted of soldiers drafted before Pearl Harbor, volunteers from Hawaii, and even recruits from the relocation centers. In Going for Broke, historian James M. McCaffrey traces these men’s experiences in World War II, from training to some of the deadliest combat in Europe. Weaving together the voices of numerous soldiers, McCaffrey tells of the men’s frustrations and achievements on the U.S. mainland and abroad. Training in Mississippi, the recruits from Hawaii and the mainland have their first encounter with southern-style black-white segregation. Once in action, they helped push the Germans out of Italy and France. The 442nd would go on to become one of the most highly decorated units in the U.S. Army. McCaffrey’s account makes clear that like other American soldiers in World War II, the Nisei relied on their personal determination, social values, and training to “go for broke”—to bet everything, even their lives. Ultimately, their bravery and patriotism in the face of prejudice advanced racial harmony and opportunities for Japanese Americans after the war.
Author : Rick Atkinson
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780805088618
Total Pages : 852 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (886 download)
Download or read book The Day of Battle written by Rick Atkinson and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2008-09-16 with total page 852 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the second volume of his epic trilogy about the liberation of Europe in World War II, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Atkinson tells the harrowing story of the campaigns in Sicily and Italy.
Author : Jeff Danby
Publisher : Casemate
ISBN 13 : 1636240143
Total Pages : 405 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (362 download)
Download or read book Men of Armor, Part One: Beginnings, North Africa, and Italy, Part I written by Jeff Danby and published by Casemate. This book was released on 2021-07-31 with total page 405 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “With its focus on tank crew members and their commanders this is a unique addition to the literature on WWII.” —A. Harding Ganz, Associate Professor Emeritus of the Ohio State University at Newark, author of Ghost Division After the shocking fall of France in June 1940, the U.S. Army embarked on a crash program to establish a new armored force. One of the units formed was the 756th Tank Battalion (Light), activated at Fort Lewis in June 1941. Because of severe equipment shortages, the new battalion trained without tanks for several months, but by early 1942 were equipped with new M3 light tanks. While companies A and C took part in Operation Torch, B was withheld for lack of cargo space in the transport ships and rejoined the battalion two months later in North Africa. The units undertook reconnaissance missions following the landings in Salerno. In December 1943 the battalion was ordered to upgrade to a medium tank (Sherman) unit. Given less than a month to reorganize and train in M4s, the battalion was sent into the Mignano Gap and supported the 34th Infantry Division in the capture of Cervaro and Monte Trocchio. B Company also supported the troops of the 100th Battalion on bloody but ill-fated attempts to cross the Rapido river before finally establishing a secure bridgehead. The nearby town of Caira was also captured, opening an avenue for an attack on Cassino. Based on decades of research, and hours of interviews with veterans of the 756th Tank Battalion, Jeff Danby’s vivid narrative puts the reader in the turret of B Company’s Shermans as they ride into battle. “The level of detail is impressive.” —WWII History Magazine
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Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 0595274005
Total Pages : 150 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (952 download)
Download or read book 500 Days of Front Line Combat written by and published by iUniverse. This book was released on with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Major Nathan K. Watanabe
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN 13 : 178289828X
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (828 download)
Download or read book The 100/442D Regimental Combat Team's Rescue of the Lost Battalion written by Major Nathan K. Watanabe and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2014-08-15 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This thesis examines the application of battle command during the 100/442d Regimental Combat Team’s rescue of the First Battalion, 141st Infantry Regiment, 36th Infantry Division, the “Lost Battalion.” As background, this study presents a brief history of the Japanese in Hawaii and the United States, of the formation and record of the 100/442d RCT, and of the battle to rescue the Lost Battalion. The contemporary concept of battle command is defined as per Army Field Manual 3-0, Operations (June 2001) and Field Manual 22-100, Leadership; Be, Know, Do (August 1999) and shown to encompass the World War II-era concepts of command and leadership. This study examines how the tenets of battle command-visualize, describe, direct-were applied by the 36th Division and the 100/442d RCT during the operation. Specific examples from the battle will illustrate both the use and neglect of the precepts of battle command and illustrate the importance of sound command and leadership techniques as well as the value of unit cohesion in present-day operations.
Author : Rick Atkinson
Publisher : Henry Holt and Company
ISBN 13 : 1429967633
Total Pages : 706 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (299 download)
Download or read book An Army at Dawn written by Rick Atkinson and published by Henry Holt and Company. This book was released on 2007-05-15 with total page 706 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER In the first volume of his monumental trilogy about the liberation of Europe in World War II, Pulitzer Prize winner Rick Atkinson tells the riveting story of the war in North Africa. The liberation of Europe and the destruction of the Third Reich is a story of courage and enduring triumph, of calamity and miscalculation. In this first volume of the Liberation Trilogy, Rick Atkinson shows why no modern reader can understand the ultimate victory of the Allied powers without a grasp of the great drama that unfolded in North Africa in 1942 and 1943. That first year of the Allied war was a pivotal point in American history, the moment when the United States began to act like a great power. Beginning with the daring amphibious invasion in November 1942, An Army at Dawn follows the American and British armies as they fight the French in Morocco and Algeria, and then take on the Germans and Italians in Tunisia. Battle by battle, an inexperienced and sometimes poorly led army gradually becomes a superb fighting force. Central to the tale are the extraordinary but fallible commanders who come to dominate the battlefield: Eisenhower, Patton, Bradley, Montgomery, and Rommel. Brilliantly researched, rich with new material and vivid insights, Atkinson's narrative provides the definitive history of the war in North Africa.
Author : Arthur L. Ludwick, Jr., M.D.,
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476647291
Total Pages : 265 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)
Download or read book A Doctor's War written by Arthur L. Ludwick, Jr., M.D., and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2022-09-26 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A medical officer in the 34th "Red Bull" Infantry Division on the front lines of World War II, Lt. Col./Maj. Arthur L. Ludwick, Jr., was responsible for the well-being of traumatized and wounded American soldiers through some of the bloodiest engagements in North Africa and Italy: Kasserine and Fondouk Passes, Hill 609, Monte Pantano, Cassino, and Anzio. He was awarded both the Purple Heart and Silver Star, unusual combat commendations for an unarmed medical officer. His letters home detail his experiences, with keen observations of the people and landscapes. Based on Ludwick's letters and an archive of interviews, military documents and photos, this multifaceted narrative, compiled by his daughter, also tells the story of her discovery of her father as the young man she never knew.
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Total Pages : 2132 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Books in Print written by and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 2132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Peter Caddick-Adams
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0199974640
Total Pages : 413 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (999 download)
Download or read book Monte Cassino written by Peter Caddick-Adams and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2013 with total page 413 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers an authoritative account of the lesser-known yet devastatingly brutal battle waged by the Italian campaign during World War II.
Author : Kevin M. Hymel
Publisher : University of Missouri Press
ISBN 13 : 0826274633
Total Pages : 455 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (262 download)
Download or read book Patton's War written by Kevin M. Hymel and published by University of Missouri Press. This book was released on 2021-11-01 with total page 455 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: George S. Patton Jr. lived an exciting life in war and peace, but he is best remembered for his World War II battlefield exploits. Patton’s War: An American General’s Combat Leadership: November 1942–July 1944, the first of three volumes, follows the general from the beaches of Morocco to the fields of France, right before the birth of Third Army on the continent. In highly engaging fashion, Kevin Hymel uncovers new facts and challenges long-held beliefs about the mercurial Patton, not only examining his relationships with his superiors and fellow generals and colonels, but also with the soldiers of all ranks whom he led. Using new sources unavailable to previous historians and through extensive research of soldiers’ memoirs and interviews, Hymel adds a new dimension to the telling of Patton’s WWII story.
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 498 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (9 download)
Download or read book Army History written by and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Rick Atkinson
Publisher : Henry Holt and Company
ISBN 13 : 1466855576
Total Pages : 3473 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (668 download)
Download or read book The Liberation Trilogy Box Set written by Rick Atkinson and published by Henry Holt and Company. This book was released on 2013-10-22 with total page 3473 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The definitive chronicle of the Allied triumph in Europe during World War II, Rick Atkinson's Liberation Trilogy is now together in one ebook bundle From the War in North Africa to the Invasion of Normandy, the Liberation Trilogy recounts the hard fought battles that led to Allied victory in World War II. Pulitzer Prize-winning and New York Times bestselling author Rick Atkinson brings great drama and exquisite detail to the retelling of these battles and gives life to a cast of characters, from the Allied leaders to rifleman in combat. His accomplishment is monumental: the Liberation Trilogy is the most vividly told, brilliantly researched World War II narrative to date. WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
Author : Douglas Walter Bristol
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 1421422476
Total Pages : 263 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (214 download)
Download or read book Integrating the US Military written by Douglas Walter Bristol and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2017-05 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Integrating the US Military is an edited collection that examines the US Army's role and place in progressive social change through the lens of the military experience of African Americans, women, and gays since World War II. By making this long overdue comparison, the editors argue this anthology demonstrates how the challenges launched against the racial, gender, and sexual status quo in the years after World War II transformed overarching ideas about power, citizenship, and America's role in the world. This anthology's major contribution is synthesizing recent scholarly work on the history of minorities and women in the US military. It does so by examining connections between GIs and civilian society in the context of ideologies of race, gender, and sexuality. Given the militarization of American society since World War II, revealing the links between these legally marginalized groups within the Armed Services is historically significant in its own right. At the same time, this comparison also sheds new light on a broad range of issues that affected civilian society, such as affirmative action, integration, marriage laws, and sexual harassment. Integrating the US Military is a book designed for college students, military professionals, policy makers, and general readers. Allowing readers to view the history of several civil rights movements within the Armed Forces will prompt them to rethink the way they understand the history of social movements. It will also help them to better understand the relationship between the military and American society. Finally, readers will gain a historical perspective on recent debates about the rights of gays in the military and the implications of deploying women in combat."--Provided by publisher.
Author : Weldon Swedlund
Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 1425937918
Total Pages : 345 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (259 download)
Download or read book Stories From SwedeLand written by Weldon Swedlund and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2006 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The intention of The Orgasm of Chemistry is to stimulate and provoke all United States Citizens and Citizens of the World TO THINK!!! "WE MUST BE CLEVER AS SNAKES BUT INNOCENT AS DOVES (MATTHEW 10, 17)". We must go back to OUR ROOTS. We must search for the TRUTH and we must pursue real HAPPINESS. I have been blessed, I cannot count all my blessings that I had in this life. Therefore, this book is my humble contribution to my MOTHERLAND, The Greatest, and The Best: THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA . . . IN GOD, WE TRUST!!!!!!!!!!!! GOD BLESS AMERICA Evil exists and has tremendous power. Can we overcome it??? We should never give up. Determination is the key to overcoming evil. In improving the World, start with yourself, your family, your direct environment: WE SHALL OVERCOME, ONE DAY!!!
