West Point '41 : The Class That Went to War and Shaped America /

This is the story of ordinary young men who graduated West Point and went directly into battle. From Sandy Nininger, awarded the first Medal of Honor of World War II for his actions leading Philippine Scouts, to Charlie Fletcher, Ed Rowny, Paul Skowronek, Herb Stern, and others who quickly found the...

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Main Authors: Kazel-Wilcox, Anne (Author), Wilcox, PJ (Author)
Other Authors: Rowny, Edward L., 1917-2017 (Contributor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lebanon, NH : ForeEdge, [2014]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
United States Military Academy. > Class of 1941.
United States. > Army.
États-Unis. > Army > Histoire > 20e siecle.
United States. > Army > History > 20th century.
United States. > Army > Officers > History > 20th century.
United States. > Army > History > World War, 1939-1945.
United States Military Academy. > Class of 1941 > History.
Armed Forces > Officers.
United States.
États-Unis > Histoire militaire > 20e siecle.
United States > History, Military > 20th century.
Military history.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Hell on the Hudson; 2. Upon the Fields of Friendly Strife; 3. At the Post; 4. Pass the Ammunition; 5. Humble Honor; 6. Baptism into War; 7. Jump Time in Sicily; 8. Dawn and Dusk; 9. Gothic Fronts; 10. The Nose of the Bulge; 11. Contact at Houffalize; 12. The Empire is Unseated; 13. Bittersweet Freedom; 14. Victory Europe; Illustrations; 15. Bombs Away; 16. Bataan a Yard at a Time; 17. Shifting Gears; 18. Going Up, Under, and Over There; 19. The Chill of the Cold War; 20. Gazing into the Future

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