Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : World War, 1914-1918
Languages : en
Pages : 716
Book Description
The American Legion Weekly
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : World War, 1914-1918
Languages : en
Pages : 716
Book Description
War Pigeons
Author: Elizabeth G. MacalasterPublisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476680809
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 213
Book Description
For more than seven decades, homing pigeons provided the U.S. military with its fastest most reliable means of communication. Originally bred for racing in the early 1800s, homing pigeons were later trained by pigeoneers to fly up to 60 mph for hundreds of miles, and served the United States for almost 75 years, through four wars on four continents. Barely weighing a pound, these extraordinary birds carried messages in and out of gas, smoke, exploding bombs and gunfire. They flew through jungles, deserts and mountains, not faltering even when faced with large expanses of ocean to cross. Sometimes they arrived nearly dead from wounds or exhaustion, refusing to give up until they reached their objective. This book is the first complete account of the remarkable service that homing pigeons provided for the American armed forces, from its fledgling beginnings after the Civil War to the birds' invaluable role in communications in every branch of the U.S. military through both World Wars and beyond. Personal narratives, primary sources and news articles tell the story of the pigeons' recruitment and training in the U.S., their deployment abroad and use on the home front.
Bulletin of Bibliography and Dramatic Index
Author: Catalogue of Title-entries of Books and Other Articles Entered in the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington, Under the Copyright Law ... Wherein the Copyright Has Been Completed by the Deposit of Two Copies in the Office
Author: Library of Congress. Copyright OfficePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : American drama
Languages : en
Pages : 1198
Book Description
Bodies of War
Author: Lisa M. BudreauPublisher: NYU Press
ISBN: 081472518X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
World War I marked the first war in which the United States government and military took full responsibility for the identification, burial, and memorialization of those killed in battle, and as a result, the process of burying and remembering the dead became intensely political. The government and military attempted to create a patriotic consensus on the historical memory of World War I in which war dead were not only honored but used as a symbol to legitimize America's participation in a war not fully supported by all citizens. In this book, the author unpacks the politics and processes of the competing interest groups involved in the three core components of commemoration: repatriation, remembrance, and return. This book emphasizes the inherent tensions in the politics of memorialization and explores how those interests often conflicted with the needs of veterans and relatives.
The American Legion Monthly
Author: American LegionCatalog of Copyright Entries
Author: Library of Congress. Copyright OfficePublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1020
Book Description
Aviation Week & Space Technology
Author: Catalogue of Copyright Entries
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1106
Book Description
The American Short-horn Herd Book
Author: Lewis Falley AllenPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cattle
Languages : en
Pages : 1242
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