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Stateside Soldier

Author : Aileen Kilgore Henderson
Publisher : Univ of South Carolina Press
ISBN 13 : 9781570033964
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (339 download)

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Download or read book Stateside Soldier written by Aileen Kilgore Henderson and published by Univ of South Carolina Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I DON'T KNOW ANYBODY who has ever done such a daring thing as I have done, twenty-two-year-old Aileen Kilgore of Brookwood, Alabama, wrote in her diary in January 1944, after enlisting in the Women's Army Corps (WAC) during World War II. From basic training in Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, to her discharge in late 1945, Kilgore served as one of more than 150,000 American women who joined the Women's Army Corps - the first group of women other than nurses to serve in the ranks of the United States Army. Aileen Kilgore Henderson has now collected and edited diary entries and personal letters that recount in an engaging narrative style her twenty-three months of experiences in the army. Recording the excitement and anxiety of enlisting, along with the camaraderie, challenges, and monotony of military life and labor, Henderson had a keen eye for the newness of her undertakings. She worked as one of only six female airplane mechanics at Ellington Air Force Base and as a photo lab technician, and she provides a detailed document of daily life in the service. Additionally, Henderson reveals the public scrutiny and criticism WAC members faced as they assumed nontraditional roles. A fascinatin

A Stateside Tour of Duty

Author : Neil Mitchell
Publisher : Page Publishing Inc
ISBN 13 : 1642985740
Total Pages : 643 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (429 download)

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Download or read book A Stateside Tour of Duty written by Neil Mitchell and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2018-10-12 with total page 643 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nick Moultrie is drafted into the US Army at the height of the Vietnam War. By dumb luck, the new lieutenant avoids being shipped to Vietnam and is assigned to Fort Benjamin McCulloch, Texas. As a pencil pusher for the military police on base, he is safe from the mortal perils of ambushes and booby traps in Southeast Asia, yet he faces other perils almost daily in his mostly desk job stateside. His poorly disciplined unit more resembles the Keystone Cops than professional law enforcement personnel. Lieutenant Moultrie finds himself surrounded by incompetent or corrupt commanding officers, and he never knows when the mind-numbing tedium of his job will suddenly erupt into a crazy, senseless episode in which people are killed and military careers are destroyed. Nick finds refuge and solace in a few friends and honorable commanders whom he can trust. Seeking relief from loneliness, he looks up a buxom girlfriend (Samantha Starr) with whom he had a fling in college, and, while on a few days' leave, proposes to her. Soon he finds himself enjoying the pleasures and tiptoeing through the minefields of matrimony. Gradually his lust for what he first regarded as a sex object turns into genuine love for a peer and an intelligent, intuitive friend. A terrifying dream six months into her first pregnancy convinces Samantha she will die if she gives birth in the ramshackle Army hospital. She goes to live with her parents, where the dream proves prophetic as she narrowly escapes death even in the better-equipped Phoenix hospital. When a callous Red Cross official refuses to inform Nick of these developments, he explodes in anger and retribution, resulting in persecution from his superiors in command. The final insult is his being relieved of duty for a very minor infraction committed while saving the lives of his men in a shootout with an antiwar terrorist group. Nick must somehow find a way to avoid ending his military service in disgrace. As he leaves Fort McCulloch a much wiser-and jaded-man, Nick looks back on the unbelievable events he has endured. His entertaining tale is humorous, eye-opening, and unexpectedly uplifting.

Soldiers in Revolt

Author : David Cortright
Publisher : Anchor
ISBN 13 : 9780385110839
Total Pages : 317 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book Soldiers in Revolt written by David Cortright and published by Anchor. This book was released on 1975-01-01 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the evidence of increasing discontent within the U.S. armed services during the Vietnam War, discusses what has happened to the military establishment since the war's end, and proposes still further changes to bring the military in line with modern society.

Soldiers

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book Soldiers written by and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

A Soldier’s Journey to Vietnam and Back

Author : Paul Walters
Publisher : Balboa Press
ISBN 13 : 1982214414
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (822 download)

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Download or read book A Soldier’s Journey to Vietnam and Back written by Paul Walters and published by Balboa Press. This book was released on 2018-10-26 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is about the journey a young man took to find his identity. He had a strong sense of patriotism and believed that his path was toward the military and service in Vietnam. He subsequently enlisted in the army and volunteered to fight in Vietnam. After serving his one-year tour as a grunt, he volunteered to extend his tour and flew as a door gunner on a helicopter gunship. When he returned to the States, he became a drill sergeant, training soldiers to serve in combat in Vietnam. The book chronicles the young man’s journey from boyhood to a man. His experiences in Vietnam helped shape the man he became.

Dental Care Needs of Military Dependents

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Special Subcommittee on Military Dental Care
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book Dental Care Needs of Military Dependents written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Special Subcommittee on Military Dental Care and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Committee Serial No. 18. Considers H.R. 11363 and related H.R. 2821, to create an equitable dental plan for active and retired military personnel and their dependents.

American Soldiers

Author : Peter S. Kindsvatter
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 480 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book American Soldiers written by Peter S. Kindsvatter and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some warriors are drawn to the thrill of combat and find it the defining moment of their lives. Others fall victim to fear, exhaustion, impaired reasoning and despair. This book synthesizes the wartime experiences of American soldiers, from the doughboys of World War I to the grunts of Vietnam. Focusing on both soldiers and marines, it draws on histories and memoirs, oral histories, psychological and sociological studies and even fiction to show that their experiences remain fundamentally the same regardless of the enemy, terrain, training or weaponry.

Escape from Bataan

Author : Ross E. Hofmann
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 147662562X
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Download or read book Escape from Bataan written by Ross E. Hofmann and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2016-08-04 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: U.S. Navy Supply Corps Ensign Ross Hofmann had no idea what was in store for him when he arrived at Cavite Naval Base in October 1941. Two months later, Japanese forces struck the Philippines, destroying the base and forcing U.S. personnel to retreat to Bataan. There, Hofmann joined a makeshift unit of Army Aircorps ground personnel, U.S. Marines, U.S. sailors, U.S. Naval ground battalions and Filipinos to fight a Japanese force that landed nearby. In March 1942, with the fall of Bataan imminent, he traveled to Cebu to run supplies through the blockade of Bataan and Corregidor. Soon after his arrival, the Japanese landed on Cebu, forcing the Americans to retreat again. Hiking through jungles and crossing dangerous waters in barely seaworthy vessels, Hofmann avoided capture and reached an American base in Mindanao. He received orders to establish a seaplane base on Lake Lanao. As Japanese troops landed nearby, two seaplanes returning from Corregidor stopped to refuel, one of them hitting a submerged rock on take-off. In a harrowing race against the enemy advance, Hofmann and others worked feverishly to fix the plane and escape before the Japanese converged on Lake Lanao. This memoir recounts Hofmann’s experiences in vivid detail. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.

Hearings

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 748 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Hearings written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 748 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Hearings

Author : United States. Congress. House
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 2816 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (511 download)

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Download or read book Hearings written by United States. Congress. House and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 2816 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Military personnel, Title IV

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1194 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Military personnel, Title IV written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 1194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The United States in the First World War

Author : Anne Cipriano Venzon
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135684464
Total Pages : 851 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (356 download)

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Download or read book The United States in the First World War written by Anne Cipriano Venzon and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-12-02 with total page 851 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Published in 1999. Includes six maps.

Army Digest

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 738 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book Army Digest written by and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 738 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Sergeants Major of the Army

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Sergeants Major of the Army written by and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Women in the United States Military

Author : Judith Bellafaire
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136854061
Total Pages : 161 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (368 download)

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Download or read book Women in the United States Military written by Judith Bellafaire and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2011-01-26 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Women's participation in the U.S. Armed Forces has grown over time in response to the national need for their services. Throughout each era of American history, patriotic women volunteered to serve their country in a wide variety of official and unofficially sanctioned capacities. When there was a call to duty, the United States Armed Forces always relied upon women to be a part of the effort. This book provides information to enable students and scholars to understand the effect women have had on wars that have shaped the United States.

From Here To There

Author : Holly Aho
Publisher : Holly Aho
ISBN 13 : 1411675401
Total Pages : 112 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (116 download)

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Download or read book From Here To There written by Holly Aho and published by Holly Aho. This book was released on 2006-02 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A book of inspirational true short stories of support for our troops. Filled with letters from troops in Iraq to stories of supporting our troops from the states, you'll laugh out loud and shed a few tears as you share in the joys and sorrows of supporting our brave heroes. An honest look at our troops and those who support them. Learn more about the book and the author at HollyAho.com. Find out how From Here To There is touching lives (and how you can help support our troops) through the Reaching From Here To There program.

Pershing's Crusaders

Author : Richard S. Faulkner
Publisher : University Press of Kansas
ISBN 13 : 0700623736
Total Pages : 778 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (6 download)

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Download or read book Pershing's Crusaders written by Richard S. Faulkner and published by University Press of Kansas. This book was released on 2017-03-17 with total page 778 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Great War caught a generation of American soldiers at a turning point in the nation's history. At the moment of the Republic's emergence as a key player on the world stage, these were the first Americans to endure mass machine warfare, and the first to come into close contact with foreign peoples and cultures in large numbers. What was it like, Richard S. Faulkner asks, to be one of these foot soldiers at the dawn of the American century? How did the doughboy experience the rigors of training and military life, interact with different cultures, and endure the shock and chaos of combat? The answer can be found in Pershing's Crusaders, the most comprehensive, and intimate, account ever given of the day-to-day lives and attitudes of the nearly 4.2 million American soldiers mobilized for service in World War I. Pershing’s Crusaders offers a clear, close-up picture of the doughboys in all of their vibrant diversity, shared purpose, and unmistakably American character. It encompasses an array of subjects from the food they ate, the clothes they wore, their view of the Allied and German soldiers and civilians they encountered, their sexual and spiritual lives, their reasons for serving, and how they lived and fought, to what they thought about their service along every step of the way. Faulkner's vast yet finely detailed portrait draws upon a wealth of sources—thousands of soldiers' letters and diaries, surveys and memoirs, and a host of period documents and reports generated by various staff agencies of the American Expeditionary Forces. Animated by the voices of soldiers and civilians in the midst of unprecedented events, these primary sources afford an immediacy rarely found in historical records. Pershing's Crusaders is, finally, a work that uniquely and vividly captures the reality of the American soldier in WWI for all time.