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
Other Authors: Read, Esther Bonilla, 1937- (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Fort Worth, Texas : TCU Press, [2022]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Veterans.
Military participation > Mexican American.
Mexican Americans.
Mexican American Catholics.
Mexican American Catholics > Interviews.
World War, 1939-1945 > Participation, Catholic.
World War, 1939-1945 > Veterans > United States > Interviews.
World War, 1939-1945 > Personal narratives, American.
World War, 1939-1945 > Mexican Americans > Interviews.
World War, 1939-1945 > Participation, Mexican American.
United States.
Interviews.
Personal narratives > American.
Electronic books.
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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