After the Blessing : Mexican American Veterans of WWII Tell Their Own Stories / edited by Esther Bonilla Read.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Read, Esther Bonilla, 1937- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World War, 1939-1945--Participation, Mexican American.

World War, 1939-1945.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 315 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Fort Worth, Texas : TCU Press, [2022]

Summary:

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 fight. Ironically, the offspring of these immigrants often ended up across the ocean in a much larger war. Despite the bias and mistreatment most Mexican Americans faced in the US, some 500,000 fought bravely for their country during World War II. Their stories range from hair-raising accounts of the Battle of the Bulge to gut-wrenching testimony about cannibalism in the Pacific. In After the Blessing Mexican Americans reveal their experiences in combat during WWII-stories that have rarely been told.

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.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Read, Esther Bonilla After the Blessing

ISBN:

9780875658100

0875658105

OCLC:

1275431593