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Arizona goes to war : the home front and the front lines during World War II /
"It was a cold gray morning in northeast France when Pfc. Silvestre Herrera's unit came under heavy fire from a Nazi artillery barrage. Armed with only a hand grenade and his M1 rifle. Herreta fixed his bayonet and mounted a one-man charge, single-handedly capturing eight German soldiers,...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Documento de Gobierno Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Tucson :
University of Arizona Press,
©2003.
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| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "It was a cold gray morning in northeast France when Pfc. Silvestre Herrera's unit came under heavy fire from a Nazi artillery barrage. Armed with only a hand grenade and his M1 rifle. Herreta fixed his bayonet and mounted a one-man charge, single-handedly capturing eight German soldiers, then killing two more and pinning down the enemy despite having had both feet blown off by a mine. A few months later he was back home in Phoenix when the telegram arrived notifying him that he was to be awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor." "Silvestre was just one of Arizona's sons and daughters who answered their country's call in World War II. Their exploits - and the adventures of those on the homefront - are now celebrated in a book that brings that era engagingly to life.". "Arizona Goes to War takes readers back to a time when military installations sprang up all over the state as thousands of airmen arrived to train in Arizona's clear desert skies, and when soldiers destined for North Africa came to get their first taste of desert sands. In its pages, readers will learn not only of the green recruits who passed through Arizona, but also of the state's Native Americans who registered for the draft in record numbers, of Japanese Americans unjustly incarcerated in desert detention centers, and of ordinary citizens who did their bit for the war effort."--BOOK JACKET. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxi, 233 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-211) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780816545483 0816545480 |