America's heroes [[electronic resource] ] : Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War to Afghanistan / / James H. Willbanks, editor |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Santa Barbara, Calif., : ABC-CLIO, c2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (557 p.) |
Disciplina | 355.0092/273 |
Altri autori (Persone) | WillbanksJames H. <1947-> |
Soggetto topico |
Medal of Honor
Heroes - United States Courage - History |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-283-31745-1
9786613317452 1-59884-394-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | ""Cover""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Table of Contents""; ""List of Entries""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Preface""; ""Introduction""; ""Biographical Entries""; ""Tables:""; ""Recipients of the Medal of Honor""; ""Double Award Recipients""; ""Medals of Honor Awarded by Conflict and Service""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""; ""About the Editor""; ""Contributors"" |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910460355903321 |
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America's heroes : Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War to Afghanistan / / James H. Willbanks, editor |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Santa Barbara, Calif. : , : ABC-CLIO, , c2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxii, 534 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 355.0092/273 |
Altri autori (Persone) | WillbanksJames H. <1947-> |
Collana | Gale eBooks |
Soggetto topico |
Courage - History
Heroes - United States Medal of Honor |
ISBN |
979-84-00-60996-1
1-283-31745-1 9786613317452 1-59884-394-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Biographical entries -- Tables: Recipients of the Medal of Honor; Double award winners; Medals of Honor awarded by conflict and service. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910789808603321 |
Santa Barbara, Calif. : , : ABC-CLIO, , c2011 | ||
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Life lessons from veterans / / Rick Tocquigny |
Autore | Tocquigny Rick <1955-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham, Maryland ; ; London, [England] : , : Taylor Trade Publishing, , 2016 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (149 p.) |
Disciplina | 355.0092/273 |
Soggetto topico |
Veterans - United States
Soldiers - United States World War, 1939-1945 - United States Conduct of life |
ISBN | 1-63076-136-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Writing History. The Veterans History Project; THE HEART OF VETERANS; Life Lesson #1. Our Squadron Janitor; Life Lesson #2. The School Desks; Life Lesson #3. Mother Lode; Life Lesson #4. Duty, Honor, Loyalty; Veterans Day; Life Lesson #5. War Pierces the Soul; Life Lesson #6. Size of the Heart; Life Lesson #7. War and the Textbook Education; HEROICS; Life Lesson #8. Remember Bataan; Life Lesson #9. Adapt and React; Life Lesson #10. You Had the Rice Seeds; Life Lesson #11. Code Talker; Life Lesson #12. Wings Across America: Heroic WASPs
Life Lesson #13. We Grew Up Overnight at the Battle of the BulgeLife Lesson #14. M.A.S.H. Innovation; IN THE TRENCHES; Life Lesson #15. Far Better to Dare Mighty Things; A Fighter's Lament; Life Lesson #16. They Won't Shoot Crazy People; Life Lesson #17. Semper Fi Leadership; Life Lesson #18. True Nods of Recognition; Somewhere in the Pacific; Life Lesson #19. Fly through Life with Bravado, Regardless of the Conditions; Rifleman's Creed; Life Lesson #20. The Helmet; Life Lesson #21. Too Young; Perhaps in Death I'll Understand; Life Lesson #22. What's in a Name? Life Lesson #23. Believable Leadership WorksAFTER THE BATTLE; Life Lesson #24. Moving On; Life Lesson #25. Honoring Selflessness; Life Lesson #26. The Darkest Moment; Life Lesson #27. Undercurrent of True Leadership; Life Lesson #28. Enlightening Afghans Her Way; Life Lesson #29. It Was a Way of Life; Life Lesson #30. Lean In; Life Lesson #31. Dealing with Guilt; Life Lesson #32. Speed Up the Epiphany; Life Lesson #33. Duty and Honor Return Home to Sherman, Texas; Life Lesson #34. Twelve Layers of Manhood; Life Lesson #35. Bridging the Gap of Misunderstanding Life Lesson #36. Looking for the LegacyLife Lesson #37. Sliver of Humanity; Life Lesson #38. Getting a Leg Up; Life Lesson #39. Jacob's Ladder; Life Lesson #40. VE Day: Solemn Gratitude and Mixed Jubilation; Life Lesson #41. Still Playing Taps; Epilogue. History Is in Your Hands; Text Credits |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910797935203321 |
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Lanham, Maryland ; ; London, [England] : , : Taylor Trade Publishing, , 2016 | ||
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Life lessons from veterans / / Rick Tocquigny |
Autore | Tocquigny Rick <1955-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham, Maryland ; ; London, [England] : , : Taylor Trade Publishing, , 2016 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (149 p.) |
Disciplina | 355.0092/273 |
Soggetto topico |
Veterans - United States
Soldiers - United States World War, 1939-1945 - United States Conduct of life |
ISBN | 1-63076-136-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Writing History. The Veterans History Project; THE HEART OF VETERANS; Life Lesson #1. Our Squadron Janitor; Life Lesson #2. The School Desks; Life Lesson #3. Mother Lode; Life Lesson #4. Duty, Honor, Loyalty; Veterans Day; Life Lesson #5. War Pierces the Soul; Life Lesson #6. Size of the Heart; Life Lesson #7. War and the Textbook Education; HEROICS; Life Lesson #8. Remember Bataan; Life Lesson #9. Adapt and React; Life Lesson #10. You Had the Rice Seeds; Life Lesson #11. Code Talker; Life Lesson #12. Wings Across America: Heroic WASPs
Life Lesson #13. We Grew Up Overnight at the Battle of the BulgeLife Lesson #14. M.A.S.H. Innovation; IN THE TRENCHES; Life Lesson #15. Far Better to Dare Mighty Things; A Fighter's Lament; Life Lesson #16. They Won't Shoot Crazy People; Life Lesson #17. Semper Fi Leadership; Life Lesson #18. True Nods of Recognition; Somewhere in the Pacific; Life Lesson #19. Fly through Life with Bravado, Regardless of the Conditions; Rifleman's Creed; Life Lesson #20. The Helmet; Life Lesson #21. Too Young; Perhaps in Death I'll Understand; Life Lesson #22. What's in a Name? Life Lesson #23. Believable Leadership WorksAFTER THE BATTLE; Life Lesson #24. Moving On; Life Lesson #25. Honoring Selflessness; Life Lesson #26. The Darkest Moment; Life Lesson #27. Undercurrent of True Leadership; Life Lesson #28. Enlightening Afghans Her Way; Life Lesson #29. It Was a Way of Life; Life Lesson #30. Lean In; Life Lesson #31. Dealing with Guilt; Life Lesson #32. Speed Up the Epiphany; Life Lesson #33. Duty and Honor Return Home to Sherman, Texas; Life Lesson #34. Twelve Layers of Manhood; Life Lesson #35. Bridging the Gap of Misunderstanding Life Lesson #36. Looking for the LegacyLife Lesson #37. Sliver of Humanity; Life Lesson #38. Getting a Leg Up; Life Lesson #39. Jacob's Ladder; Life Lesson #40. VE Day: Solemn Gratitude and Mixed Jubilation; Life Lesson #41. Still Playing Taps; Epilogue. History Is in Your Hands; Text Credits |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910823803603321 |
Tocquigny Rick <1955->
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The vital era : in which America nurtured leaders and tempered arms, 1887-1950 / / Hugh J. Knerr |
Autore | Knerr Hugh Johnston <1887-1971, > |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama : , : Air University Press, Academic Services, , 2021 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xlv, 158 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 355.0092/273 |
Soggetto topico |
World War, 1939-1945 - Logistics - United States
World War, 1939-1945 - Europe Aeronautics, Military - History - 20th century Aeronautics, Military Armed Forces - Officers Logistics |
Soggetto genere / forma |
Autobiographies.
History |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Altri titoli varianti | Vital era |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910715072903321 |
Knerr Hugh Johnston <1887-1971, >
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Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama : , : Air University Press, Academic Services, , 2021 | ||
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Warriors seven [[electronic resource] ] : seven American commanders, seven wars, and the irony of battle / / Barney Sneiderman |
Autore | Sneiderman Barney <1938-2006.> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Savas Beatie, c2006 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xx, 298 p. ) : ill., maps |
Disciplina | 355.0092/273 |
Soggetto topico |
Military biography - United States
Generals - United States |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 1-61121-024-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Benedict Arnold : Saratoga, 1777-- Andrew Jackson : New Orleans, 1815 -- Winfield Scott : Mexico City, 1847 -- Robert E. Lee : Malvern Hill, 1862 -- George Dewey : Manila Bay, 1898 -- Billy Mitchell : ST. Mihiel, 1918 -- George Patton : Messina , 1943. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910457891503321 |
Sneiderman Barney <1938-2006.>
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New York, : Savas Beatie, c2006 | ||
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Warriors seven [[electronic resource] ] : seven American commanders, seven wars, and the irony of battle / / Barney Sneiderman |
Autore | Sneiderman Barney <1938-2006.> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Savas Beatie, c2006 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xx, 298 p. ) : ill., maps |
Disciplina | 355.0092/273 |
Soggetto topico |
Military biography - United States
Generals - United States |
ISBN | 1-61121-024-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Benedict Arnold : Saratoga, 1777-- Andrew Jackson : New Orleans, 1815 -- Winfield Scott : Mexico City, 1847 -- Robert E. Lee : Malvern Hill, 1862 -- George Dewey : Manila Bay, 1898 -- Billy Mitchell : ST. Mihiel, 1918 -- George Patton : Messina , 1943. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910781717803321 |
Sneiderman Barney <1938-2006.>
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New York, : Savas Beatie, c2006 | ||
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Women at war [[electronic resource] ] : Iraq, Afghanistan, and other conflicts / / James E. Wise Jr. and Scott Baron |
Autore | Wise James E. <1930-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Annapolis, Md., : Naval Institute Press, 2011, c2006 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (256 p.) |
Disciplina |
355.0092/273
B |
Altri autori (Persone) | BaronScott <1954-> |
Soggetto topico |
Women soldiers - United States
Women sailors - United States Iraq War, 2003-2011 - Women - United States Afghan War, 2001-2021 - Women - United States |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 1-61251-407-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910463110203321 |
Wise James E. <1930->
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Annapolis, Md., : Naval Institute Press, 2011, c2006 | ||
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Women at war [[electronic resource] ] : Iraq, Afghanistan, and other conflicts / / James E. Wise Jr. and Scott Baron |
Autore | Wise James E. <1930-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Annapolis, Md., : Naval Institute Press, 2011, c2006 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (256 p.) |
Disciplina |
355.0092/273
B |
Altri autori (Persone) | BaronScott <1954-> |
Soggetto topico |
Women soldiers - United States
Women sailors - United States Iraq War, 2003-2011 - Women - United States Afghan War, 2001-2021 - Women - United States |
ISBN | 1-61251-407-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910787560903321 |
Wise James E. <1930->
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Annapolis, Md., : Naval Institute Press, 2011, c2006 | ||
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