After the blessing : Mexican American veterans of WWII tell their own stories /

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Many Catholic families blessed their children before they left home. After the Blessing tells the stories of many young Mexican Americans who left home to fight for their country. During the Mexican Revolution (1910-1920), many families fled Mexico to prevent their underage sons from being forced to...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Read, Esther Bonilla, 1937- (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Fort Worth, Texas : TCU Press, [2022]
Subjects:
1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945 > Participation, Mexican American.
World War, 1939-1945 > Mexican Americans > Interviews.
World War, 1939-1945 > Personal narratives, American.
World War, 1939-1945 > Veterans > United States > Interviews.
World War, 1939-1945 > Participation, Catholic.
Mexican American Catholics > Interviews.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Américains d'origine mexicaine > Entretiens.
Catholiques américains d'origine mexicaine > Entretiens.
Mexican American Catholics
Mexican Americans
Military participation > Mexican American
Veterans
United States
Electronic books.
interviews.
Interviews
Personal narratives > American
Interviews.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Mexican Americans in the United States
  • World War II Terms, Places, and Some Important Events
  • Prelude to War
  • Introduction
  • European/Atlantic Theater
  • The Pacific Theater
  • Prisoners of War
  • Also Affected.

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