Author: Ronald P. May
Publisher: Fideli Publishing
ISBN: 9781604148657
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
This year marks the 70th anniversary of the conclusion of World War II in 1945. Of the 16 million service members who fought in that war, it is estimated that only 855,000 are still alive today. What's more, those survivors are dying off at a rate of almost 500 each day. The rush is on to capture as many of their stories as possible, while some of them are still with us. In Our Service, Our Stories, 36 veterans from Indiana recall their experiences of military service during World War II - what they saw, heard, said, felt and did. And how they got on with their lives after the war. This is their service. These are their stories.
Our Service, Our Stories - Indiana Veterans Recall Their World War II Experiences
Author: Ronald P. May
Publisher: Fideli Publishing
ISBN: 9781604148657
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
This year marks the 70th anniversary of the conclusion of World War II in 1945. Of the 16 million service members who fought in that war, it is estimated that only 855,000 are still alive today. What's more, those survivors are dying off at a rate of almost 500 each day. The rush is on to capture as many of their stories as possible, while some of them are still with us. In Our Service, Our Stories, 36 veterans from Indiana recall their experiences of military service during World War II - what they saw, heard, said, felt and did. And how they got on with their lives after the war. This is their service. These are their stories.
Publisher: Fideli Publishing
ISBN: 9781604148657
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
This year marks the 70th anniversary of the conclusion of World War II in 1945. Of the 16 million service members who fought in that war, it is estimated that only 855,000 are still alive today. What's more, those survivors are dying off at a rate of almost 500 each day. The rush is on to capture as many of their stories as possible, while some of them are still with us. In Our Service, Our Stories, 36 veterans from Indiana recall their experiences of military service during World War II - what they saw, heard, said, felt and did. And how they got on with their lives after the war. This is their service. These are their stories.
Our Service, Our Stories, Volume 2
Author: Ronald P. May
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781948638951
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
In Our Service, Our Stories (Vol. 2), Ron May continues his work in preserving World War II veteran stories. In this second volume, Ron captures the stories of 26 people with Central Indiana connections as they experienced World War II. New in this volume are stories of women who served in the auxiliary forces as well as a section of stories from people who served on the home front during the war. May these stories help to keep alive the great legacies and rich heritage of the World War II generation which is too quickly passing from us.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781948638951
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
In Our Service, Our Stories (Vol. 2), Ron May continues his work in preserving World War II veteran stories. In this second volume, Ron captures the stories of 26 people with Central Indiana connections as they experienced World War II. New in this volume are stories of women who served in the auxiliary forces as well as a section of stories from people who served on the home front during the war. May these stories help to keep alive the great legacies and rich heritage of the World War II generation which is too quickly passing from us.
Our Service, Our Stories, Volume 3
Author: Ronald P. May
Publisher: Volume
ISBN: 9781955622578
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
In Our Service, Our Stories (Vol. 3), Ron May continues his important work in preserving World War II veteran stories. In this volume Ron captures the stories of 25 people as they reflect on their World War II experiences. New in this volume are stories of the war's impact on five people who were children and young adults during the war years.
Publisher: Volume
ISBN: 9781955622578
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
In Our Service, Our Stories (Vol. 3), Ron May continues his important work in preserving World War II veteran stories. In this volume Ron captures the stories of 25 people as they reflect on their World War II experiences. New in this volume are stories of the war's impact on five people who were children and young adults during the war years.
We Salute You
Author: Edward C. Kramer
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1453502645
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
I have been an advocate for WWII veterans recording their experiences for future generations for many years. I believe generations to come need to know what cost and sacrifice these men and women endured to protect our country and world. They sacrificed years of their lives and many gave their lives for our country. Most veterans look back on their experiences in the military as building blocks for the rest of their lives. I believe that each veteran is a library, and when that veteran is gone, it is like the library is burned.
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1453502645
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
I have been an advocate for WWII veterans recording their experiences for future generations for many years. I believe generations to come need to know what cost and sacrifice these men and women endured to protect our country and world. They sacrificed years of their lives and many gave their lives for our country. Most veterans look back on their experiences in the military as building blocks for the rest of their lives. I believe that each veteran is a library, and when that veteran is gone, it is like the library is burned.
Tears in the Darkness
Author: Michael Norman
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0374272603
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 958
Book Description
This major new work about World War II exposes the myths of military heroism as shallow and inadequate. "Tears in the Darkness" makes clear, with great literary and human power, that war causes suffering for people on all sides.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0374272603
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 958
Book Description
This major new work about World War II exposes the myths of military heroism as shallow and inadequate. "Tears in the Darkness" makes clear, with great literary and human power, that war causes suffering for people on all sides.
Veterans History Project: World War II.
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Electronic books
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Our collection of videotapes provides a detailed description of the many aspects of service including basic training, combat, feelings toward the enemy, humorous experiences, post service life, and much more. At the same time, we record our veterans' memories of their hometown as it was when they were growing up.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Electronic books
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Our collection of videotapes provides a detailed description of the many aspects of service including basic training, combat, feelings toward the enemy, humorous experiences, post service life, and much more. At the same time, we record our veterans' memories of their hometown as it was when they were growing up.
Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965
Author: Morris J. MacGregor
Publisher: e-artnow
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 628
Book Description
"In the quarter century that followed American entry into World War II, the nation's armed forces moved from the reluctant inclusion of a few segregated Negroes to their routine acceptance in a racially integrated military establishment. Nor was this change confined to military installations. By the time it was over, the armed forces had redefined their traditional obligation for the welfare of their members to include a promise of equal treatment for black servicemen wherever they might be. In the name of equality of treatment and opportunity, the Department of Defense began to challenge racial injustices deeply rooted in American society. For all its sweeping implications, equality in the armed forces obviously had its pragmatic aspects. In one sense it was a practical answer to pressing political problems that had plagued several national administrations. In another, it was the services' expression of those liberalizing tendencies that were permeating American society during the era of civil rights activism. But to a considerable extent the policy of racial equality that evolved in this quarter century was also a response to the need for military efficiency. So easy did it become to demonstrate the connection between inefficiency and discrimination that, even when other reasons existed, military efficiency was the one most often evoked by defense officials to justify a change in racial policy."_x000D_ Morris J. MacGregor, Jr., received the A.B. and M.A. degrees in history from the Catholic University of America. He continued his graduate studies at the Johns Hopkins University and the University of Paris on a Fulbright grant. Before joining the staff of the U.S. Army Center of Military History in 1968 he served for ten years in the Historical Division of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Publisher: e-artnow
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 628
Book Description
"In the quarter century that followed American entry into World War II, the nation's armed forces moved from the reluctant inclusion of a few segregated Negroes to their routine acceptance in a racially integrated military establishment. Nor was this change confined to military installations. By the time it was over, the armed forces had redefined their traditional obligation for the welfare of their members to include a promise of equal treatment for black servicemen wherever they might be. In the name of equality of treatment and opportunity, the Department of Defense began to challenge racial injustices deeply rooted in American society. For all its sweeping implications, equality in the armed forces obviously had its pragmatic aspects. In one sense it was a practical answer to pressing political problems that had plagued several national administrations. In another, it was the services' expression of those liberalizing tendencies that were permeating American society during the era of civil rights activism. But to a considerable extent the policy of racial equality that evolved in this quarter century was also a response to the need for military efficiency. So easy did it become to demonstrate the connection between inefficiency and discrimination that, even when other reasons existed, military efficiency was the one most often evoked by defense officials to justify a change in racial policy."_x000D_ Morris J. MacGregor, Jr., received the A.B. and M.A. degrees in history from the Catholic University of America. He continued his graduate studies at the Johns Hopkins University and the University of Paris on a Fulbright grant. Before joining the staff of the U.S. Army Center of Military History in 1968 he served for ten years in the Historical Division of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Providing for the Casualties of War
Author: Bernard D. Rostker
Publisher: Rand Corporation
ISBN: 0833078216
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 325
Book Description
War has always been a dangerous business, bringing injury, wounds, and death, and--until recently--often disease. What has changed over time, most dramatically in the last 150 or so years, is the care these casualties receive and who provides it. This book looks at the history of how humanity has cared for its war casualties and veterans, from ancient times through the aftermath of World War II.
Publisher: Rand Corporation
ISBN: 0833078216
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 325
Book Description
War has always been a dangerous business, bringing injury, wounds, and death, and--until recently--often disease. What has changed over time, most dramatically in the last 150 or so years, is the care these casualties receive and who provides it. This book looks at the history of how humanity has cared for its war casualties and veterans, from ancient times through the aftermath of World War II.
World War II
Slinging Doughnuts for the Boys
Author: James H. Madison
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 0253350476
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
Elizabeth Richardson was a Red Cross volunteer who worked as a Clubmobile hostess during World War II. Handing out free doughnuts, coffee, cigarettes, and gum to American soldiers in England and France, she and her colleagues provided a touch of home.--From publisher description.
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 0253350476
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
Elizabeth Richardson was a Red Cross volunteer who worked as a Clubmobile hostess during World War II. Handing out free doughnuts, coffee, cigarettes, and gum to American soldiers in England and France, she and her colleagues provided a touch of home.--From publisher description.