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Pages : 20
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United States of America V. Dickson
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Pages : 20
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The Rise of the G.I. Army, 1940–1941
Author: Paul Dickson
Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Press
ISBN: 0802147682
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 583
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“A must-read book that explores a vital pre-war effort [with] deep research and gripping writing.” —Washington Times In The rise of the G.I. Army, 1940–1941, Paul Dickson tells the dramatic story of how the American Army was mobilized from scattered outposts two years before Pearl Harbor into the disciplined and mobile fighting force that helped win World War II. In September 1939, when Nazi Germany invaded Poland and initiated World War II, America had strong isolationist leanings. The US Army stood at fewer than 200,000 men—unprepared to defend the country, much less carry the fight to Europe and the Far East. And yet, less than a year after Pearl Harbor, the American army led the Allied invasion of North Africa, beginning the campaign that would defeat Germany, and the Navy and Marines were fully engaged with Japan in the Pacific. Dickson chronicles this transformation from Franklin Roosevelt’s selection of George C. Marshall to be Army Chief of Staff to the remarkable peace-time draft of 1940 and the massive and unprecedented mock battles in Tennessee, Louisiana, and the Carolinas by which the skill and spirit of the Army were forged and out of which iconic leaders like Eisenhower, Bradley, and Clark emerged. The narrative unfolds against a backdrop of political and cultural isolationist resistance and racial tension at home, and the increasingly perceived threat of attack from both Germany and Japan.
Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Press
ISBN: 0802147682
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 583
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“A must-read book that explores a vital pre-war effort [with] deep research and gripping writing.” —Washington Times In The rise of the G.I. Army, 1940–1941, Paul Dickson tells the dramatic story of how the American Army was mobilized from scattered outposts two years before Pearl Harbor into the disciplined and mobile fighting force that helped win World War II. In September 1939, when Nazi Germany invaded Poland and initiated World War II, America had strong isolationist leanings. The US Army stood at fewer than 200,000 men—unprepared to defend the country, much less carry the fight to Europe and the Far East. And yet, less than a year after Pearl Harbor, the American army led the Allied invasion of North Africa, beginning the campaign that would defeat Germany, and the Navy and Marines were fully engaged with Japan in the Pacific. Dickson chronicles this transformation from Franklin Roosevelt’s selection of George C. Marshall to be Army Chief of Staff to the remarkable peace-time draft of 1940 and the massive and unprecedented mock battles in Tennessee, Louisiana, and the Carolinas by which the skill and spirit of the Army were forged and out of which iconic leaders like Eisenhower, Bradley, and Clark emerged. The narrative unfolds against a backdrop of political and cultural isolationist resistance and racial tension at home, and the increasingly perceived threat of attack from both Germany and Japan.
Authorisms
Author: Paul Dickson
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1620405407
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 241
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Sorting through the neologisms of such literary greats as Jane Austen, Louisa May Alcott and William Shakespeare, this celebration of the English language presents the stories behind hundreds of words and phrases that have become part of our standard vocabulary today. 30,000 first printing.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1620405407
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 241
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Sorting through the neologisms of such literary greats as Jane Austen, Louisa May Alcott and William Shakespeare, this celebration of the English language presents the stories behind hundreds of words and phrases that have become part of our standard vocabulary today. 30,000 first printing.
Records and Briefs of the United States Supreme Court
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Languages : en
Pages : 1054
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Languages : en
Pages : 1054
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Digest of Decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States Reported in Vols. 1-36 Supreme Court Reporter, Vols. 106-241 United States Reports, Vols. 27-60 Lawyer's Edition, United States Reports, 1882-1916, with a Table of Cases Digested
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Category : Law reports, digests, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 1232
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Category : Law reports, digests, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 1232
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The Constitution of the United States of America as Amended to December 1, 1924
Author: United States
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Category : Constitutional amendments
Languages : en
Pages : 950
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Category : Constitutional amendments
Languages : en
Pages : 950
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Cases Argued and Decided in the Supreme Court of the United States
Author: United States. Supreme Court
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Category : Law reports, digests, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 1830
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First series, books 1-43, includes "Notes on U.S. reports" by Walter Malins Rose.
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Category : Law reports, digests, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 1830
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First series, books 1-43, includes "Notes on U.S. reports" by Walter Malins Rose.
United States Reports
Author: United States. Supreme Court
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Category : Courts
Languages : en
Pages : 1052
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Category : Courts
Languages : en
Pages : 1052
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Corpus Juris
Author: William Mack
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1448
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1448
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United States Courts of Appeals Reports
Author: United States. Courts of Appeals
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Category : Law reports, digests, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 888
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Category : Law reports, digests, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 888
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