1 option
A Spirit of Service : Purdue University and the United States Military / John Norberg.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Norberg, John, author.
- Series:
- Founders series.
- The Founders Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Soldiers.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (483 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- West Lafayette, Indiana : Purdue University, [2025]
- Summary:
- A Spirit of Service: Purdue University and the United States Military is a richly illustrated, comprehensive look at the intersection of this great land-grant university and the US military since classes first began in 1874.
- Contents:
- Cover
- A SPIRIT OF SERVICE
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- CONTENTS
- Foreword
- Preface
- PART I: 1862-1918
- 1. Legislation to Build a Nation
- 2. An "All-American" Military Band
- 3. Purdue Battery B, "Pancho" Villa, and the Texas-Mexican Border
- Profile: Benjamin Franklin Wolfe
- 4. The Great War
- Profile: Charles R. Brouse
- PART II: 1918-1945
- 5. Aeronautical Engineering Takes Off at Purdue
- 6. The Purdue University Airport
- 7. Preparing for War at Purdue
- 8. Two Boilermakers and a Sunday That Changed the World
- 9. They All Wanted in on It
- Profile: John F. Babbitt
- 10. War Research at Purdue
- PART III: 1946-2024
- 11. The Servicemen's Readjustment Act
- 12. Purdue, the Military, and Space
- 13. A Team Like No Other: Six National Championships
- 14. Change
- 15. Women Get Their Opportunity in the Military
- Profile: Major (Ret.) Heather Penney
- 16. Navy Enlisted Scientific Education Program and Purdue
- 17. ROTC at Purdue
- Profile: Lieutenant General (Ret.) Christopher P. Weggeman
- 18. Support for Military Service Members and Families
- 19. Purdue Global, Purdue University Online, and the Military
- 20. Graduate Degrees for U.S. Coast Guard and Royal Australian Air Force Members
- 21. Purdue Military Research Institute (PMRI) Graduate Degrees for Active Military Officers
- 22. National Security Technology Research
- Notes
- Index
- About the Author.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Description based on print version record.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Norberg, John A Spirit of Service
- ISBN:
- 9781612499796
- OCLC:
- 1458764041
The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.