They Called Them Soldier Boys : A Texas Infantry Regiment in World War I

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They Called Them Soldier Boys offers an in-depth study of soldiers of the Texas National Guard's Seventh Texas Infantry Regiment in World War I, through their recruitment, training, journey to France, combat, and their return home. Gregory W. Ball focuses on the fourteen counties in North, Nort...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ball, Gregory W.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Denton : University of North Texas Press, 2013.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
United States. > Army. > Infantry Regiment, 142nd.
Texas. > National Guard. > Infantry Regiment, 7th.
Texas. > National Guard. > Infantry Regiment, 7th > History.
United States. > Army. > Infantry Regiment, 142nd > History.
Regimental histories.
Military campaigns.
HISTORY > Military > World War I.
Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918 > Histoire des unites > États-Unis.
Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918 > Campagnes et batailles > France.
World War, 1914-1918 > Regimental histories > United States.
World War, 1914-1918 > Campaigns > France.
United States.
France.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • List of Illustrations; List of Maps and Tables; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1
  • Recruiting the 7th Texas Infantry; Chapter 2
  • A Portrait of the 7th Texas Infantry; Chapter 3
  • Camp Bowie and France; Chapter 4
  • "Fit to Get Down to Serious Business"; Chapter 5
  • The Western Front, October 6-13, 1918; Chapter 6
  • The Western Front, October 13-30, 1918; Chapter 7
  • "Bad Enough at the Best"; Chapter 8
  • Coming Home and the War's Legacy; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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