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Author : Raymond Moley
Publisher : Greenwood
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 480 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book The American Legion Story written by Raymond Moley and published by Greenwood. This book was released on 1975 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Thomas A. Rumer
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 702 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (49 download)
Download or read book The American Legion written by Thomas A. Rumer and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 702 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Richard Seelye Jones
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 428 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book A History of the American Legion written by Richard Seelye Jones and published by . This book was released on 1946 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Marquis James
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book A History of the American Legion written by Marquis James and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : H. L. "Bud" Curtis
Publisher : Aardvark Global Publishing DBA Ecko Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781427650306
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (53 download)
Download or read book Letters Home, a Paratrooper's Story written by H. L. "Bud" Curtis and published by Aardvark Global Publishing DBA Ecko Publishing. This book was released on 2010 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "H.L. "Bud" Curtis, 517th Parachute Regimental Combat Team (PRCT) 1943-1945"--Cover.
Author : William Bonk
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781943226511
Total Pages : 412 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (265 download)
Download or read book Exposure written by William Bonk and published by . This book was released on 2020-10-23 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Author William Bonk raises awareness and provides a critical resource for thousands potentially exposed to hazardous chemicals at shuttered Fort McClellan in Alabama. Bonk, a licensed private investigator, draws attention to the real possibility that veterans, their families, and civilians once assigned to now-closed Fort McClellan (FMC), Alabama were subjected to hazardous environmental conditions to include chemical weapon material and toxic chemicals starting in the early 1950s and continuing through 1999 and beyond. "I want to attract the attention of the 535 members of the U.S. Congress," said Bonk, also a retired supervisory criminal investigator and former U.S. Army military police trainee who trained at FMC. I want them to be able to have a reason to move forward with a FMC health registry and work toward a presumption within the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs that FMC veterans were adversely affected by exposure to dangerous contaminants." The sad reality according to Bonk is that, "because of latency, dosage, time, and risk factors, FMC veterans have to fight individually to attempt to prove an in- service event and the service connection with a nexus between the two. In most cases, they were unknowingly exposed to a plethora of contaminants, making any argument difficult to prove." Bonk establishes a timeline and meticulously traces the post's historical use of hazardous materials, such as chemical weapons material, ionizing radiation, pesticides, and heavy metals. Bonk bases his findings on data from public U.S. government reports, open source news articles, and multiple interviews with trainees and trainers stationed at FMC, which was comprised of almost 50,000 acres and originally home to the U.S. Army's Military Police and Chemical Schools. The reports often reveal ambiguity, uncertainty, speculation, and a total lack of due diligence when rendering conclusions and recommendations regarding contaminated parcels.
Author : George Seay Wheat
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781789872446
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (724 download)
Download or read book The Story of the American Legion written by George Seay Wheat and published by . This book was released on 2020-05-30 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The American Legion was founded in 1919, shortly after the harrowing conflict of World War I drew to a close; this book describes the founding, and the principles which underscored the Legion from day one. An excellent insight into the thought behind veterans' organizations, this book discusses the merits behind the creation of the American Legion. The foregoing devastation which characterized World War I, in which enormous numbers of Americans were enlisted for service, made the formation of veterans groups an urgent matter. The founders sought to promote the democratic ideals of the USA, record experiences of individual soldiers, and maintain ties of friendship between former soldiers. Much of this book describes the structure of the American Legion, how officers used their experience in the military hierarchy to create a cohesive group. The early meetings are described with the comments of the young troops, who had only recently experienced intense combat on Europe's Western Front. We also hear favorable words in the press of the time, which deemed the veterans' group needed. Finally, a lengthy list of names for every state's chapter is appended - in just a year, the American Legion became a national group, with committees in most states of the union.
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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (4 download)
Download or read book History, National American Legion Auxiliary written by and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Kathleen J. Frydl
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9781107402935
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (29 download)
Download or read book The G.I. Bill written by Kathleen J. Frydl and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2011-08-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scholars have argued about U.S. state development - in particular its laggard social policy and weak institutional capacity - for generations. Neo-institutionalism has informed and enriched these debates, but, as yet, no scholar has reckoned with a very successful and sweeping social policy designed by the federal government: the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, more popularly known as the GI Bill. Kathleen J. Frydl addresses the GI Bill in the first study based on systematic and comprehensive use of the records of the Veterans Administration. Frydl's research situates the Bill squarely in debates about institutional development, social policy and citizenship, and political legitimacy. It demonstrates the multiple ways in which the GI Bill advanced federal power and social policy, and, at the very same time, limited its extent and its effects.
Author : Cpt. John F. Hasey
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1787207153
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (872 download)
Download or read book Yankee Fighter written by Cpt. John F. Hasey and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2017-07-19 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the true story of Jack Hasey, an American captain in the Free French Foreign Legion during the Second World War, who was critically wounded during the Battle of Damascus in June 1941. His bravery earned him the Order of the Cross of Liberty, the Croix de guerre 39-45 with four citations, and the Insignia for the Military Wounded. He became a Knight of the Légion d’honneur and received France’s highest World War II honour of all when he was named Companion of the Ordre de la Libération.
Author : George Seay Wheat
Publisher : Good Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (596 download)
Download or read book The Story of the American Legion: The Birth of the Legion written by George Seay Wheat and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-08-12 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Story of the American Legion: The Birth of the Legion" by George Seay Wheat. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
Author : Frank O'Connell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)
Download or read book History of the Nebraska American Legion written by Frank O'Connell and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Dennis Whitehead
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780986348822
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (488 download)
Download or read book Love and Sacrifice written by Dennis Whitehead and published by . This book was released on 2014-12-14 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Love and Sacrifice is the true story of a father and son killed in World War II. The stories of the Reed family in Love and Sacrifice are vividly brought to life in the personal memoirs of wife and mother, Mildred Reed, enhanced by personal letters among family members through courtship, love, and loss. Mildred's words are richly illustrated with hundreds of photographs bringing the family's stories to life. Their travels are documented within the significant historical context of the time and places where the family was living.Colonel Ollie W. Reed, was the commanding officer of the 175th Regiment, 29th Division in Normandy. He died of the mortal wounds suffered on July 30, 1944 in Villebaudon, France during a German counter-offensive. Colonel Reed did not know that his son had been killed in action three weeks earlier.Lieutenant Ollie W. Reed, Jr., a 1942 West point graduate, was a platoon leader in the 363rd Infantry Regiment, 91st Division in Italy when, in their second day in combat, he was killed in action while trying to get his panicked men to cover during an artillery barrage. He left a wife and six-month-old son, Ollie W. Reed, III.Father and son are buried alongside one another in the Normandy American Cemetery.
Author : George Seay Wheat
Publisher : IndyPublish.com
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (2 download)
Download or read book The Story of the American Legion written by George Seay Wheat and published by IndyPublish.com. This book was released on 1919 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Scott Riebel
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 335 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (761 download)
Download or read book The Story of China Post 1 written by Scott Riebel and published by . This book was released on 2021-08-20 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: China Post 1 is celebrating its 100th anniversary. Founded in Shanghai, China in November 1919, the history of this Post is in fact a history of the membership of the Post, their love for it and their dedication and efforts in ensuring the success and survival of this organization. During the early years, the Post conducted operation much like any other Post within the American Legion.In 1938, following the Japanese occupation of China, the membership shifted focus and much of their work consisted of clandestine operations, intelligence gathering and reporting through their established business connections.On December 8, 1941 following Pearl Harbor, all U.S. expats were gathered up and incarcerated in "civilian detention facilities" like Pootung Prison. During that long incarceration, Post members continued their intel gathering and reporting through a vast network of established civilian contact. One member in particular stands out, Past Commander Frank D. Mortimer.Following the war and their release from incarceration, Post members immediately returned to the old Post home and began the process of assisting expats and veterans return to the U.S., locate missing relatives, arrange for final honors; frankly, anything that was within their power to accomplish with little money. In 1948 the people abandoned the Chiang Kai-shek government in favor of Mao Zedong and in 1948, Americans in Mao's China became persona non grata. So began our exile.The Soldier of Fortune moniker appealed to a certain category of war fighters in South East Asia. The resurgence of the Post is due in large part to these people.You just cannot join China Post 1. Membership in the Post is not solicited. Prospective members MUST be recommended by a current member. The veracity of their application is carefully verified, and an intake interview is conducted. The brand that is China Post 1 is carefully protected.The story of China Post 1 is the story of the membership. This is a collection of their stories and their contributions to maintaining the Post and its brand. This is their story.
Author : Mark Heathco
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1483483681
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (834 download)
Download or read book Call Sign: Purple Three - Patrolling the US Sector of the Korean DMZ written by Mark Heathco and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-04-13 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although a cease-fire agreement was signed in Panmunjeom on July 27, 1953, fighting between North and South Korea never stopped. The hot war was replaced by a low-intensity war. Terrorism, assassinations, infiltration of spies, and the like replaced tank battles and artillery duels. Until 1993, the United States patrolled its sector of the DMZ (demilitarized zone) in South Korea. In Call Sign: Purple Three, author Mark Heathco, who pulled 385 missions inside the DMZ during his military career, describes the preparation for a dangerous patrol in August 1985. This memoir follows the soldiers as they arrive at Warrior Base, refit for war, and finally execute the patrol itself. With great detail, Call Sign: Purple Three provides keen insight into the Korean DMZ at a time when the world thought all was well in Korea, but in reality chaos was just a hair trigger away. This insiderÕs memoir offers an understanding of what these soldiers did and the sacrifices they made.
Author : Adrian D. Gilbert
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1629140929
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (291 download)
Download or read book Voices of the Foreign Legion written by Adrian D. Gilbert and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-07-01 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The French Foreign Legion has built a reputation as one of the world’s most formidable and colorful military institutions. Established as a means of absorbing foreign troublemakers, the Legion spearheaded French colonialism in North Africa during the nineteenth century. Accepting volunteers from all parts of the world, the Legion acquired an aura of mystery and a less-than-enviable reputation for extreme brutality within its ranks. Voices of the Foreign Legion explores how the Legion selects its recruits, their native lands, and why these warriors seek a life full of hardship and danger. It analyzes the Legion’s brutal attitude toward discipline, questions why desertion has been a perennial problem, and assesses the Legion’s remarkable military achievements since its formation in the year 1831. This is the real story of the Legion, featuring firsthand accounts from the men who have fought in its ranks. Its scope ranges from the conquest of the colonies in Africa and the Far East through the horrors of the two world wars, to the bitter, but ultimately hopeless, battle to maintain France’s far-flung imperial possessions. The story is brought fully up-to-date with accounts and anecdotes from those contemporary foreign legionnaires who continue to fight for French interests around the globe. Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in history--books about World War II, the Third Reich, Hitler and his henchmen, the JFK assassination, conspiracies, the American Civil War, the American Revolution, gladiators, Vikings, ancient Rome, medieval times, the old West, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
