From Bunker Hill to Baghdad : true stories of America's veterans / Patrick Mendoza.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mendoza, Patrick M.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Veterans--United States--Biography.

Veterans.

United States--Armed Forces--Biography.

United States.

United States--History, Military.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (192 p.)

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), 2024

Place of Publication:

Santa Barbara, Calif. : Libraries Unlimited, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

These compelling, enlightening, and often highly personal experiences tell stories of average citizens as well as historical figures who made huge sacrifices by serving in the military, giving the reader new perspectives on war, and its real costs.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Introduction; REVOLUTIONARY WAR; Chapter 1 "The Devil Himself Could Not Catch Him": Francis Marion; WAR OF 1812; Chapter 2 The Voodoo Queen and the Pirate: Marie Leveau and Jean Lafitte; MEXICAN WAR; Chapter 3 For God? Or for Country?: John Riley and the San Patricios of the Mexican War; THE WAR BETWEEN THE STATES; Chapter 4 It All Started in His Front Yard: Wilmer McLean; INDIAN WARS; Chapter 5 To Serve Proud and Free: Isaiah Mays; SPANISH AMERICAN WAR; Chapter 6 To Walk Softly and Carry a Big Stick: Theodore Roosevelt; WORLD WAR I

Chapter 7 To Vanish in the Morning: Blanche Hennebery and George MacCraeChapter 8 We Laid Aside the Citizen: Joe Angelo and the Veterans' Bonus March; Chapter 9 The Fighting Quaker: Smedley Darlington Butler; Chapter 10 A Miracle in the Trenches: Robert Hulse; WORLD WAR II; Chapter 11 The Last Acoma: Sam Antonio; Chapter 12 The First Son and the Second Marines: James Roosevelt and Carlson's Raiders; Chapter 13 From the Navy Hymn to Davy Jones' Locker: Gordon Skinner; Chapter 14 In the Shadow of Giants: Ray Bauml; KOREAN WAR; Chapter 15 No Greater Love: Bryant Womack

Chapter 16 A Nurse's Story: Jonita Ruth BonhamVIETNAM WAR; Chapter 17 The Day "Doc" Goss Became a Nurse: Jim Goss; Chapter 18 Pardo's Push: Bob Pardo; Chapter 19 The Sailor: Michael Peters; IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN; Chapter 20 Immigrant Soldier: Cecelia Vivar; Sources; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9798400654329

9798216087489

9781598844665

1598844660

Publisher Number:

10.5040/9798400654329