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The seven lives of Colonel Patterson : how an Irish lion hunter led the Jewish Legion to victory / Denis Brian ; with an afterword by Alan Patterson.
LIBRA CT788.P375 B75 2008
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Brian, Denis.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Patterson, J. H. (John Henry), 1867-1947.
- Patterson, J. H.
- Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.
- Great Britain. Army. Jewish Legion.
- Soldiers--Great Britain--Biography.
- Soldiers.
- Friends and associates.
- Explorers.
- Hunters.
- History, Military.
- Regimental histories.
- History.
- Great Britain.
- Africa.
- Africa, East.
- Israel.
- Great Britain. Army. Jewish Legion--History.
- World War, 1914-1918--Regimental histories.
- World War, 1914-1918.
- Israel--History, Military--20th century.
- Zionists--Biography.
- Zionists.
- Hunters--Africa, East--Biography.
- Explorers--Africa--Biography.
- Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919--Friends and associates.
- Roosevelt, Theodore.
- Authors, English--Biography.
- Authors, English.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xv, 266 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Syracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press, 2008.
- Contents:
- 1 The Man-Eaters of Tsavo, 1896-1901 1
- 2 Boer War Bravado, 1900-1907 34
- 3 Theodore Roosevelt's Friendship, 1907 42
- 4 Fatal Safari Leader, 1908 46
- 5 Rumors of a "Sinister Character," 1908-1909 57
- 6 Adventures in Africa and among the High and Mighty, 1909-1914 73
- 7 World War I, Patterson Leads the Zion Mule Corps, 1914-1916 83
- 8 Patterson's Fight to Create a Jewish Legion, 1916-1918 106
- 9 Patterson's Jewish Legion Fights for Palestine, 1918-1919 119
- 10 Patterson's Command of the Sinai, 1919-1920 140
- 11 Defending the Jewish Homeland, 1919-1930 148
- 12 Murder on a Tel Aviv Beach and the Start of World War II, 1931-1939 169
- 13 World War II and a Recruiting Drive for a Jewish Army, 1939-1944 187
- 14 Victory, 1944-1948 204
- A American and Canadian Members of the Jewish Legion 239
- B Oscar Kraines' 1940 Interview with Vladimir Jabotinsky 241.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-258) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780815609278
- 0815609272
- OCLC:
- 184829344
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