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Book Synopsis Slaughter at Goliad by : Jay A. Stout
Download or read book Slaughter at Goliad written by Jay A. Stout and published by US Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers extensive research of what and why American prisoners were slaughtered in the fight of Texas' independence from Mexico. Presenting a historical background of Texas and Mexican history as well as the factors that led to the massacre, the author pays particular attention to the leadership on both sides during the revolution and deglamorizes the fight against Santa Anna's army while acknowledging the Mexican perspective.
Book Synopsis Massacre at Goliad by : Elmer Kelton
Download or read book Massacre at Goliad written by Elmer Kelton and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 1972-04-12 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In his later years, Joshua Buckalew seldom spoke of Goliad and the terrible thing that happened there. . . . The Buckalew brothers were tough as Tennessee mule-hide when they crossed the Sabine River to stake out some growing room. But soon the land was ripped apart by the savage battle of the Alamo and its bloody aftermath. The Buckalews were men who went the whole way once trouble exploded. And in the heat of the most brutal fighting, they stood tall for freedom with the fierce courage that would burn forever in the hearts of Texans.
Download or read book Goliad written by and published by Pelican Publishing. This book was released on with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chronicles the events surrounding the defense of the fortress at Goliad against the Mexican forces under Santa Anna, where over 340 Texans were massacred; and reveals how both Goliad and the Alamo helped to bring independence to Texas.
Book Synopsis The Angel of Goliad by : Joanne Randolph
Download or read book The Angel of Goliad written by Joanne Randolph and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2003-12-15 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Francisca Alvarez is one of America's greatest unsung heroes. This book dramatically recounts her daring rescue of American prisoners from slaughter during the Texas War for Independence. Her compassionate treatment of these soldiers was a watershed moment in the growth of America as a nation.
Book Synopsis Odyssey of Texas Ranger James Callahan, The by : Joseph Luther
Download or read book Odyssey of Texas Ranger James Callahan, The written by Joseph Luther and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2017 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: James Callahan entered Texas armed, a quixotic young man enlisted in the Georgia Battalion for the cause of independence. He barely survived the 1836 Battle of Refugio and the Goliad Massacre. Undaunted by the perils of his adopted home, he remained in the line of fire for the next twenty-one years, fighting to protect Texas settlers from Apaches, Comanches, Seminoles, Kickapoos, outlaws, mavericks and the Mexican army. As a Texas Ranger, he rode with the legendary men of Seguin and San Antonio. In 1855, he commanded the punitive expedition into Mexico that bears his name, a fiasco that has been shrouded by mystery and shadowed by controversy ever since. In this first-ever biography, Joseph Luther traces the tragic course of the wayfarer who crossed so much of the Texas frontier and created so much of its story.
Book Synopsis Fighter Group by : Lt Col Jay A. Stout
Download or read book Fighter Group written by Lt Col Jay A. Stout and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2012-10-01 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jay Stout breaks new ground in World War II aviation history with this gripping account of one of the war's most highly decorated American fighter groups.
Book Synopsis Eighteen Minutes by : Stephen L. Moore
Download or read book Eighteen Minutes written by Stephen L. Moore and published by Taylor Trade Publications. This book was released on 2004 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book follows General Sam Houston as he takes command of the Texas Volunteers to lead them to victory six weeks after the fall of the Alamo.
Download or read book Unsung Eagles written by Jay Stout and published by Casemate. This book was released on 2013-09-27 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The nearly half-million American aircrewmen who served during World War II have almost disappeared. And so have their stories. Award-winning writer and former fighter pilot Jay A. Stout uses Unsung Eagles to save an exciting collection of those accounts from oblivion. These are not rehashed tales from the hoary icons of the war. Rather, they are stories from the masses of largely unrecognized men whoÑin the aggregateÑactually won it. They are the recollections of your Uncle Frank who shared them only after having enjoyed a beer or nine, and of your old girlfriendÕs grandfather who passed away about the same time she dumped you. And of the craggy guy who ran the townÕs salvage yard; a dusty, fly-specked B-24 model hung over the counter. These are ÒeverymanÓ accounts that are important but fast disappearing. Ray Crandall describes how he was nearly knocked into the Pacific by a heavy cruiserÕs main battery during the Second Battle of the Philippine Sea. Jesse BarkerÑa displaced dive-bomber pilotÑtells of dodging naval bombardments in the stinking mud of Guadalcanal. Bob Popeney relates how his friend and fellow A-20 pilot was blown out of formation by German antiaircraft fire: ÒI could see the inside of the airplaneÑand I could see Nordstrom's eyes. He looked confusedÉand then immediately he flipped up and went tumbling down.Ó The combat careers of 22 different pilots from all the services are captured in this crisply written book which captivates the reader not only as an engaging oral history, but also puts personal context into the great air battles of World War II. Lt. Colonel (Ret.) Jay Stout is a former Marine Corps fighter pilot who flew F-4 Phantoms and F/A-18 Hornets during a military career from 1981 to 2001. A graduate of Purdue University, he has also written FORTRESS PLOESTI, FIGHTER GROUP and THE MEN WHO KILLED THE LUFTWAFFE .
Download or read book The Raven written by Marquis James and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 1988-08 with total page 566 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A portrait of Houston's diverse careers that sheds light upon his heroism, romanticism, and contributions to the Republic of Texas
Book Synopsis Early Times in Texas by : John Crittenden Duval
Download or read book Early Times in Texas written by John Crittenden Duval and published by Sagwan Press. This book was released on 2018-02 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book Fortress Ploesti written by Jay A. Stout and published by Casemate. This book was released on 2003-11-19 with total page 413 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive account of the World War II Allied bombing campaign to destroy pivotal Romanian oil refineries—by the retired Marine Corps fighter pilot. Unlike previous books on Ploesti, Jay Stout goes well beyond the famous big and bloody raid of August 1943 and depicts the entire 1944 strategic campaign of twenty-plus missions that all but knocked Ploesti out of the war and denied the German war machine the fuel and lubricants it so desperately needed. Stout’s account is also a launching point for the author’s inquiries into many aspects of the American strategic bombing effort in World War II. It delivers across the board. Stout, who served as a Marine F/A-18 pilot in the First Gulf War, asks questions about aviation combat history and technique that any modern combat pilot would be dying to ask. He carries the ball far beyond the goal post set by all other Ploesti historians. He has gone out of his way to describe the defenses throughout the campaign, and he brings in the voices of Ploesti’s defenders to complement the tales of Allied airmen who brought Ploesti to ruin. He describes the role of the bombers, as well as that of the fighters, the antiaircraft defenses, even the technique of obscuring the Ploesti complex with smoke. Stout’s lucid presentation of complex issues at the tactical and strategic levels makes his narrative “a must for those with a special interest in the attacks on Ploesti” (World War II History Magazine).
Book Synopsis The Men Who Killed the Luftwaffe by : Jay A. Stout
Download or read book The Men Who Killed the Luftwaffe written by Jay A. Stout and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2010 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dramatic story of World War II in the air How the U.S. built an air force of 2.3 million men after starting with 45,000 and defeated the world's best air force Vivid accounts of aerial combat Winner, 2011 San Diego Book Awards for Military & Politics In order to defeat Germany in World War II, the Allies needed to destroy the Third Reich's industry and invade its territory, but before they could effectively do either, they had to defeat the Luftwaffe, whose state-of-the-art aircraft and experienced pilots protected German industry and would batter any attempted invasion. This difficult task fell largely to the U.S., which, at the outset, lacked the necessary men, materiel, and training. Over the ensuing years, thanks to visionary leadership and diligent effort, the U.S. Army Air Force developed strategies and tactics and assembled a well-trained force that convincingly defeated the Luftwaffe.
Book Synopsis Lone Star Navy by : Jonathan W. Jordan
Download or read book Lone Star Navy written by Jonathan W. Jordan and published by University of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The little known naval force that helped Texas gain independence from Mexico
Book Synopsis The Last Sheriff in Texas by : James P. McCollom
Download or read book The Last Sheriff in Texas written by James P. McCollom and published by Catapult. This book was released on 2017-11-01 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "[A] narrative with resonance well beyond seekers of Texas history. The Last Sheriff in Texas would be an amazing allegory for our times, were it fiction. Instead it suggests cultural trenches that we view as new that were dug decades ago." —Houston Chronicle Beeville, Texas, was the most American of small towns—the place that GIs had fantasized about while fighting through the ruins of Europe, a place of good schools, clean streets, and churches. Old West justice ruled, as evidenced by a 1947 shootout when outlaws surprised popular sheriff Vail Ennis at a gas station and shot him five times, point–blank, in the belly. Ennis managed to draw his gun and put three bullets in each assailant; he reloaded and shot them three times more. Time magazine’s full–page article on the shooting was seen by some as a referendum on law enforcement owing to the sheriff’s extreme violence, but supportive telegrams from all across America poured into Beeville’s tiny post office. Yet when a second violent incident threw Ennis into the crosshairs of public opinion once again, the uprising was orchestrated by an unlikely figure: his close friend and Beeville’s favorite son, Johnny Barnhart. Barnhart confronted Ennis in the election of 1952: a landmark standoff between old Texas, with its culture of cowboy bravery and violence, and urban Texas, with its lawyers, oil institutions, and a growing Mexican population. The town would never be the same again. The Last Sheriff in Texas is a riveting narrative about the postwar American landscape, an era grappling with the same issues we continue to face today. Debate over excessive force in law enforcement, Anglo–Mexican relations, gun control, the influence of the media, urban–rural conflict, the power of the oil industry, mistrust of politicians and the political process—all have surprising historical precedence in the story of Vail Ennis and Johnny Barnhart.
Download or read book Hammer from Above written by Jay Stout and published by Presidio Press. This book was released on 2009-03-12 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Operation Iraqi Freedom, the Marine Corps’ ground campaign up the Tigris and Euphrates was notable for speed and aggressiveness unparalleled in military history. Little has been written, however, of the air support that guaranteed the drive’s success. Paving the way for the rush to Baghdad was “the hammer from above”–in the form of attack helicopters, jet fighters, transport, and other support aircraft. Now a former Marine fighter pilot shares the gripping never-before-told stories of the Marines who helped bring to an end the regime of Saddam Hussein. As Jay Stout reveals, the air war had actually been in the planning stages ever since the victory of Operation Desert Storm, twelve years earlier. But when Operation Iraqi Freedom officially commenced on March 20, 2003, the Marine Corps entered the fight with an aviation arm at its smallest since before World War II. Still, with the motto “Speed Equals Success,” the separate air and ground units acted as a team to get the job done. Drawing on exclusive interviews with the men and women who flew the harrowing missions, Hammer from Above reveals how pilots and their machines were tested to the limits of endurance, venturing well beyond what they were trained and designed to do. Stout takes us into the cockpits, revealing what it was like to fly these intense combat operations for up to eighteen hours at a time and to face incredible volumes of fire that literally shredded aircraft in midair during battles like that over An Nasiriyah . With its dynamic descriptions of perilous flights and bombing runs, Hammer from Above is a worthy tribute to the men and women who flew and maintained the aircraft that so inspired their brothers in arms and terrified the enemy.
Download or read book Record of the Year written by Frank Moore and published by . This book was released on 1876 with total page 626 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis To Be a U.S. Naval Aviator by : Jay A. Stout
Download or read book To Be a U.S. Naval Aviator written by Jay A. Stout and published by Zenith Press. This book was released on 2005-11-10 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Om pilotuddannelsen i US Navy. Bogen beretter om hvilke kvalifikationer som kræves, den grundlæggende og videregående uddannelse samt den operative uddannelse og indsættelsen i operativ tjeneste.
