Author: Nicolaus Mills
Publisher:
ISBN: 0786728426
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
On Memorial Day weekend in 2004, the National World War II Memorial on the Mall in Washington will officially open to the public. What began as a casual conversation between a Congresswoman and one of her constituents in 1987 grew into a struggle that lasted more than four times longer than it took America to fight the war itself. Its rocky progress to completion is a compelling story about how America chooses to memorialize its past and how we view World War II.Nicolaus Mills recounts the development of the Washington Mall, from its time as swampland to Southern outrage over the Lincoln Memorial to Maya Lin's controversial Vietnam Veterans' Memorial. The World War II Memorial would prove just as controversial; it took the support of WW II vet Bob Dole and actor Tom Hanks to overrule the strong objections of interest groups, self-appointed art critics, and others.In Their Last Battle, a story vividly narrated through interviews with politicians and vets, architects and citizens, Mills discovers what a public monument can tell us about America and the values it honors.
Their Last Battle
Author: Nicolaus Mills
Publisher:
ISBN: 0786728426
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
On Memorial Day weekend in 2004, the National World War II Memorial on the Mall in Washington will officially open to the public. What began as a casual conversation between a Congresswoman and one of her constituents in 1987 grew into a struggle that lasted more than four times longer than it took America to fight the war itself. Its rocky progress to completion is a compelling story about how America chooses to memorialize its past and how we view World War II.Nicolaus Mills recounts the development of the Washington Mall, from its time as swampland to Southern outrage over the Lincoln Memorial to Maya Lin's controversial Vietnam Veterans' Memorial. The World War II Memorial would prove just as controversial; it took the support of WW II vet Bob Dole and actor Tom Hanks to overrule the strong objections of interest groups, self-appointed art critics, and others.In Their Last Battle, a story vividly narrated through interviews with politicians and vets, architects and citizens, Mills discovers what a public monument can tell us about America and the values it honors.
Publisher:
ISBN: 0786728426
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
On Memorial Day weekend in 2004, the National World War II Memorial on the Mall in Washington will officially open to the public. What began as a casual conversation between a Congresswoman and one of her constituents in 1987 grew into a struggle that lasted more than four times longer than it took America to fight the war itself. Its rocky progress to completion is a compelling story about how America chooses to memorialize its past and how we view World War II.Nicolaus Mills recounts the development of the Washington Mall, from its time as swampland to Southern outrage over the Lincoln Memorial to Maya Lin's controversial Vietnam Veterans' Memorial. The World War II Memorial would prove just as controversial; it took the support of WW II vet Bob Dole and actor Tom Hanks to overrule the strong objections of interest groups, self-appointed art critics, and others.In Their Last Battle, a story vividly narrated through interviews with politicians and vets, architects and citizens, Mills discovers what a public monument can tell us about America and the values it honors.
The World War II Memorial
Author: Douglas Brinkley
Publisher: Harper Paperbacks
ISBN: 9780060851583
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
In May 2004, the sixtieth anniversary year of D-Day, the nation paid tribute to its World War II heroes with the dedication of a memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. This beautifully illustrated keepsake offers a behind-the-scenes look at the creation of the memorial and its place in American history. Exclusive photographs show the memorial in all stages of development, accompanied by text exploring the symbolism of each part -- the Rainbow Pool, the Wall of Remembrance, the Field of Stars, the Freedom Wall, and the Pillars of the States and Territories. George H. W. Bush, former senator Bob Dole, Yogi Berra, and other veterans share their personal stories, and leading military historians contribute essays on the war efforts at home and abroad. Like the memorial it commemorates, this book pays tribute to the "greatest generation" -- the everyday Americans who rose up to defend our freedom.
Publisher: Harper Paperbacks
ISBN: 9780060851583
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
In May 2004, the sixtieth anniversary year of D-Day, the nation paid tribute to its World War II heroes with the dedication of a memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. This beautifully illustrated keepsake offers a behind-the-scenes look at the creation of the memorial and its place in American history. Exclusive photographs show the memorial in all stages of development, accompanied by text exploring the symbolism of each part -- the Rainbow Pool, the Wall of Remembrance, the Field of Stars, the Freedom Wall, and the Pillars of the States and Territories. George H. W. Bush, former senator Bob Dole, Yogi Berra, and other veterans share their personal stories, and leading military historians contribute essays on the war efforts at home and abroad. Like the memorial it commemorates, this book pays tribute to the "greatest generation" -- the everyday Americans who rose up to defend our freedom.
Looking Back to See
Author: Maxine Brown
Publisher: University of Arkansas Press
ISBN: 1557289344
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
Revealing, entertaining window on the music of the ’50s and ’60s
Publisher: University of Arkansas Press
ISBN: 1557289344
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
Revealing, entertaining window on the music of the ’50s and ’60s
World War II Memorial, Washington, D.C.
Author: Thomas B. Grooms
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
This book is based primarily in information provided in extensive oral interviews with individuals who played a major role in the design and construction of the national World War II Memorial in Washington, DC.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
This book is based primarily in information provided in extensive oral interviews with individuals who played a major role in the design and construction of the national World War II Memorial in Washington, DC.
The Graves Registration Service in World War II
Author: Edward Steere
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Burial
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Burial
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Funeral Service for the Unknowns of World War II and Korea
Author: United States. Department of Defense
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Funeral service
Languages : en
Pages : 12
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Funeral service
Languages : en
Pages : 12
Book Description
Jewel of the Mall
Author: Stephen R. Brown
Publisher: Stephen R Brown Publishing
ISBN: 0976615002
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 91
Book Description
WWII Memorial: Jewel of the Mall is a full-color photographic book on the WWII Memorial with an introduction by Senator Robert Dole and photographs by renowned photographer Stephen R. Brown. The photographs are exclusive never-to-be duplicated images. Panoramic scenes of the new face of the Mall comprise seventy-five pages of the book while the rest are a documentary of the creation and installation of the sculpture and marble ornamentation.
Publisher: Stephen R Brown Publishing
ISBN: 0976615002
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 91
Book Description
WWII Memorial: Jewel of the Mall is a full-color photographic book on the WWII Memorial with an introduction by Senator Robert Dole and photographs by renowned photographer Stephen R. Brown. The photographs are exclusive never-to-be duplicated images. Panoramic scenes of the new face of the Mall comprise seventy-five pages of the book while the rest are a documentary of the creation and installation of the sculpture and marble ornamentation.
Funeral Service for the Unknowns of World War II and Korea
Author: Etats-Unis
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 8
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 8
Book Description
World War II Memorial, Washington, D.C.
Author: Thomas B. Grooms
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
This book is based primarily in information provided in extensive oral interviews with individuals who played a major role in the design and construction of the national World War II Memorial in Washington, DC.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
This book is based primarily in information provided in extensive oral interviews with individuals who played a major role in the design and construction of the national World War II Memorial in Washington, DC.
Martin Heidegger and the First World War
Author: xxWilliam H. F. Altmanxx
Publisher: Lexington Books
ISBN: 9781498516259
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
In a new approach to a vexing problem in modern philosophy, William H. F. Altman shows that Heidegger's decision to join the Nazis in 1933 can only be understood in the context of his complicated relationship with the Great War.
Publisher: Lexington Books
ISBN: 9781498516259
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
In a new approach to a vexing problem in modern philosophy, William H. F. Altman shows that Heidegger's decision to join the Nazis in 1933 can only be understood in the context of his complicated relationship with the Great War.