DOUGHBOY WITH THE FIGHTING 69TH

DOUGHBOY WITH THE FIGHTING 69TH PDF Author: Ettinger
Publisher: Pocket
ISBN: 9780671782436
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 368

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A World War I veteran recalls his experiences in Europe as a member of Douglas MacArthur's famed Rainbow Division, in a vivid memoir of American participation of the tragic war. Reprint.

The Fighting 69th

The Fighting 69th PDF Author: Sean Michael Flynn
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780670018437
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 344

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Presents a dramatic comparison of the Fighting 69th Infantry before and after the September 11, 2001 attacks, describing how a unit of largely untrained and unequipped immigrants became a battle-hardened troop in one of Baghdad's most dangerous regions.

DOUGHBOY WITH THE FIGHTING 69TH

DOUGHBOY WITH THE FIGHTING 69TH PDF Author: Ettinger
Publisher: Pocket
ISBN: 9780671782436
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 368

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Book Description
A World War I veteran recalls his experiences in Europe as a member of Douglas MacArthur's famed Rainbow Division, in a vivid memoir of American participation of the tragic war. Reprint.

Fighting 69th Infantry Division

Fighting 69th Infantry Division PDF Author: Crandon F. Clark
Publisher: Turner
ISBN: 9781563110122
Category : World War, 1939-1945
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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New York's Fighting Sixty-Ninth

New York's Fighting Sixty-Ninth PDF Author: John Mahon
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476604444
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 277

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Formed in 1851 by Irish immigrants, the Fighting Sixty-Ninth has served with distinction since the Civil War. This is a complete, illustrated history of the regiment's service in the Irish Brigade and the Rainbow Division. Functioning as the 1st Regiment, Irish Brigade, 2nd Corps, Army of the Potomac throughout the Civil War, the regiment made history at Malvern Hill, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, Spotsylvania, Cold Harbor, Petersburg and Appomatox. According to legend, an exasperated General Jackson cursed them as part of "that damn brigade." Functioning as the 165th Infantry, 42nd Division (Rainbow Division) throughout World War I, the regiment helped turn back the last German offensive, counterattacked at the Ourq river, spearheaded one of Pershing's pincers at St. Mihiel, and helped break the Hindenburg Line in the Argonne Forest. Today, the regiment is known as 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry (Mechanized), New York Army National Guard.

Father Duffy's Story

Father Duffy's Story PDF Author: Francis Patrick Duffy
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : U.S. infantry
Languages : en
Pages : 406

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Duffy's War

Duffy's War PDF Author: Stephen L. Harris
Publisher: Potomac Books
ISBN: 9781574886528
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Book Description
A rip-roaring account of the famous Irish regiment from New York City

March Toward the Thunder

March Toward the Thunder PDF Author: Joseph Bruchac
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780803731882
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 310

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Book Description
Louis Nolette, a fifteen-year-old Abenaki Indian, joins the Irish Brigade in 1864 to fight for the Union in the Civil War. Based on the author's great-grandfather; includes author's note.

Duty, Honor, Privilege

Duty, Honor, Privilege PDF Author: Stephen L. Harris
Publisher: Potomac Books Incorporated
ISBN: 9781574887402
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 374

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Book Description
This well-told story of wealth and privilege, inspirational patriotism, and courage recounts one of the most heroic and socially fascinating episodes of World War I

A Party of Mad Fellows

A Party of Mad Fellows PDF Author: Frank A. Boyle
Publisher: American Society for Training & Development
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 456

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Harlem’s Hell Fighters

Harlem’s Hell Fighters PDF Author: Stephen L. Harris
Publisher: Potomac Books, Inc.
ISBN: 159797448X
Category : World War, 1914-1918
Languages : en
Pages : 414

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Book Description
When the United States entered World War I in 1917, thousands of African-American men volunteered to fight for a country that granted them only limited civil rights. Many from New York City joined the 15th N.Y. Infantry, a National Guard regiment later designated the 369th U.S. Infantry. Led by mostly inexperienced white and black officers, these men not only received little instruction at their training camp in South Carolina but were frequent victims of racial harassment from both civilians and their white comrades. Once in France, they initially served as laborers, all while chafing to prove their worth as American soldiers. Then they got their chance. The 369th became one of the few U.S. units that American commanding general John J. Pershing agreed to let serve under French command. Donning French uniforms and taking up French rifles, the men of the 369th fought valiantly alongside French Moroccans and held one of the widest sectors on the Western Front. The entire regiment was awarded the Croix de Guerre, the French government s highest military honor. Stephen L. Harris s accounts of the valor of a number of individual soldiers make for exciting reading, especially that of Henry Johnson, who defended himself against an entire German squad with a large knife. After reading this book, you will know why the Germans feared the black men of the 369th and why the French called them hell fighters. "