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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Fighting Hoosiers : Indiana in two World Wars / / edited by Dawn Bakken |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Bloomington, Indiana : , : Indiana University Press, , [2021] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (200 pages) |
Disciplina | 940.4/12730922772 |
Soggetto topico |
World War, 1914-1918 - Indiana
Soldiers - Indiana World War, 1939-1945 - Indiana |
ISBN |
0-253-05683-7
0-253-05685-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Pride, patriotism and the press : the evolving true story of the first American shot of World War I / Greta A Fisher and Lauren E. Kuntzman -- On convoy duty in World War I : the diary of Hoosier Guy Connor / edited by Jeffrey L. Patrick -- A Hoosier nurse in France : the World War I diary of Maude Francis Essig / Alma S. Woolley -- "Oatmeal and coffee" : memoirs of a Hoosier soldier in World War I / Kenneth Gearhart Baker, edited and introduced by Robert H Ferrell, transcription and postscript by Betty Baker Rinker -- Recollections of a World War II combat medic / Bernard L. Rice -- A Hoosier soldier in the British Isles / Lawrence B. McFaddin -- "A fair chance to do my part of the work" : black women, war work, and rights claims at the Kingsbury Ordinance Plant / Katherine Turk. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910794538003321 |
Bloomington, Indiana : , : Indiana University Press, , [2021] | ||
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Fighting Hoosiers : Indiana in two World Wars / / edited by Dawn Bakken |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Bloomington, Indiana : , : Indiana University Press, , [2021] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (200 pages) |
Disciplina | 940.4/12730922772 |
Soggetto topico |
World War, 1914-1918 - Indiana
Soldiers - Indiana World War, 1939-1945 - Indiana |
ISBN |
0-253-05683-7
0-253-05685-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Pride, patriotism and the press : the evolving true story of the first American shot of World War I / Greta A Fisher and Lauren E. Kuntzman -- On convoy duty in World War I : the diary of Hoosier Guy Connor / edited by Jeffrey L. Patrick -- A Hoosier nurse in France : the World War I diary of Maude Francis Essig / Alma S. Woolley -- "Oatmeal and coffee" : memoirs of a Hoosier soldier in World War I / Kenneth Gearhart Baker, edited and introduced by Robert H Ferrell, transcription and postscript by Betty Baker Rinker -- Recollections of a World War II combat medic / Bernard L. Rice -- A Hoosier soldier in the British Isles / Lawrence B. McFaddin -- "A fair chance to do my part of the work" : black women, war work, and rights claims at the Kingsbury Ordinance Plant / Katherine Turk. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910812293603321 |
Bloomington, Indiana : , : Indiana University Press, , [2021] | ||
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Korean battle chronology : unit-by-unit United States casualty figures and Medal of Honor citations / / Richard E. Ecker |
Autore | Ecker Richard E. <1930-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Jefferson, North Carolina : , : McFarland & Company, , 2005 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (216 p.) |
Disciplina |
951.904/24/0202
951.9042402 |
Soggetto topico |
Korean War, 1950-1953
Medal of Honor Soldiers - United States Heroes - United States |
ISBN | 1-4766-1232-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Cover; Contents; Preface; I. The Peninsular War; II. Active Defense; III. The War of the Hills; IV. The End of Hostilities; V. Summary Statistics; Appendix: Data Sources; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910797169703321 |
Ecker Richard E. <1930->
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Korean battle chronology : unit-by-unit United States casualty figures and Medal of Honor citations / / Richard E. Ecker |
Autore | Ecker Richard E. <1930-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Jefferson, North Carolina : , : McFarland & Company, , 2005 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (216 p.) |
Disciplina |
951.904/24/0202
951.9042402 |
Soggetto topico |
Korean War, 1950-1953
Medal of Honor Soldiers - United States Heroes - United States |
ISBN | 1-4766-1232-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Cover; Contents; Preface; I. The Peninsular War; II. Active Defense; III. The War of the Hills; IV. The End of Hostilities; V. Summary Statistics; Appendix: Data Sources; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910820638203321 |
Ecker Richard E. <1930->
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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 |
Tocquigny Rick <1955->
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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 |
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Texas Aggie Medals of Honor [[electronic resource] ] : seven heroes of World War II / / James R. Woodall ; with a foreword by James F. Hollingsworth |
Autore | Woodall James R. <1929-> |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | College Station, : Texas A&M University Press, c2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (196 p.) |
Disciplina | 355.1/342 |
Collana | Williams-Ford Texas A&M University military history series |
Soggetto topico |
Medal of Honor
World War, 1939-1945 - Medals World War, 1939-1945 Heroes - Awards Heroes - Texas |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 1-60344-253-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | ""Contents""; ""List of Maps""; ""Foreword""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""1 The Search for the Texas Aggie Medalsof Honor""; ""2 History of the Medal of Honor""; ""3 Lloyd Herbert Hughes Jr.""; ""4 Thomas Weldon Fowler sr.""; ""5 George Dennis Keathley""; ""6 Horace Seaver Carswell Jr.""; ""7 Turney White Leonard""; ""8 Eli Lamar Whiteley""; ""9 William George Harrell""; ""Appendix A""; ""Appendix B""; ""Appendix C""; ""Appendix D""; ""Appendix E""; ""Appendix F""; ""Appendix G""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index"" |
Altri titoli varianti | Seven heroes of World War II |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910458088203321 |
Woodall James R. <1929->
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Texas Aggie Medals of Honor [[electronic resource] ] : seven heroes of World War II / / James R. Woodall ; with a foreword by James F. Hollingsworth |
Autore | Woodall James R. <1929-> |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | College Station, : Texas A&M University Press, c2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (196 p.) |
Disciplina | 355.1/342 |
Collana | Williams-Ford Texas A&M University military history series |
Soggetto topico |
Medal of Honor
World War, 1939-1945 - Medals World War, 1939-1945 Heroes - Awards Heroes - Texas |
ISBN | 1-60344-253-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | ""Contents""; ""List of Maps""; ""Foreword""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""1 The Search for the Texas Aggie Medalsof Honor""; ""2 History of the Medal of Honor""; ""3 Lloyd Herbert Hughes Jr.""; ""4 Thomas Weldon Fowler sr.""; ""5 George Dennis Keathley""; ""6 Horace Seaver Carswell Jr.""; ""7 Turney White Leonard""; ""8 Eli Lamar Whiteley""; ""9 William George Harrell""; ""Appendix A""; ""Appendix B""; ""Appendix C""; ""Appendix D""; ""Appendix E""; ""Appendix F""; ""Appendix G""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index"" |
Altri titoli varianti | Seven heroes of World War II |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910791409203321 |
Woodall James R. <1929->
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