Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Military AffairsPublisher:
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Category : National cemeteries
Languages : en
Pages : 22
Book Description
National Cemetery in Every State
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Military AffairsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : National cemeteries
Languages : en
Pages : 22
Book Description
Manila American Cemetery and Memorial
Author: American Battle Monuments CommissionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : American Cemetery (Manila, Philippines)
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
First to Fight
Author: V H KrulakPublisher: Naval Institute Press
ISBN: 1612511619
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 247
Book Description
In this riveting insider's chronicle, legendary Marine General "Brute" Krulak submits an unprecedented examination of U.S. Marines—their fights on the battlefield and off, their extraordinary esprit de corps. Deftly blending history with autobiography, action with analysis, and separating fact from fable, General Krulak touches the very essence of the Corps: what it means to be a Marine and the reason behind its consistently outstanding performance and reputation. Krulak also addresses the most basic but challenging question of all about the Corps: how does it manage to survive—even to flourish—despite overwhelming political odds and, as the general writes, ""an extraordinary propensity for shooting itself in the foot?"" To answer this question Krulak examines the foundation on which the Corps is built, a system of intense loyalty to God, to country, and to other Marines. He also takes a close look at Marines in war, offering challenging accounts of their experiences in World War II, Korea, and Vietnam. In addition, he describes the Corps's relationship to other services, especially during the unification battles following World War II, and offers new insights into the decision-making process in times of crisis. First published in hardcover in 1984, this book has remained popular ever since with Marines of every rank.
National Cemetery Regulations
Author: United States. War DepartmentPublisher:
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Category : Cemeteries
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
American Memorials and Overseas Military Cemeteries
Author: Publisher:
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
There are twenty-four permanent Americana burial grounds, fourteen separate monuments and two tablets on foreign soil.
The Foreign Burial of American War Dead
Author: Chris DickonPublisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786485019
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
Normandy, Flanders Field and other overseas cemeteries of the American Battle Monument Commission (ABMC) are well known. However, lesser-known burial sites of American war dead exist all over the world--in Australia and across the Pacific Rim, in Canada and Mexico, Libya and Spain, most of Europe and as far north as the Russian Arctic. This is the history of American soldiers buried abroad since the American Revolution. It traces the evolution of American attitudes and practices about war dead and provides the names and locations of those still buried abroad in non-ABMC locations.
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Author: Arlington National Cemetery, Shrine to America's Heroes
Author: James Edward PetersPublisher:
ISBN: 9781890627140
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
Arlington National Cemetery is America's most treasured national burial ground, steeped in history and the site of our most solemn, national memories. "Arlington National Cemetery: Shrine to America's Heroes" is a definitive guide that describes Arlington, its history, and its heroes.
On Hallowed Ground
Author: Robert M. PoolePublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0802715494
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 369
Book Description
Documents the founding of the monument cemetery on the former family plantation of Robert E. Lee, revealing how the site once intended for the burials of indigent soldiers became a national resting place of honor throughout the subsequent century.
War and Remembrance
Author: Thomas H. ConnerPublisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 0813176336
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 375
Book Description
"No soldier could ask for a sweeter resting place than on the field of glory where he fell. The land he died to save vies with the one which gave him birth in paying tribute to his memory, and the kindly hands which so often come to spread flowers upon his earthly coverlet express in their gentle task a personal affection."—General John J. Pershing To remember and honor the memory of the American soldiers who fought and died in foreign wars during the past hundred years, the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) was established. Since the agency was founded in 1923, its sole purpose has been to commemorate the soldiers' service and the causes for which their lives were given. The twenty-five overseas cemeteries honoring 139,000 combat dead and the memorials honoring the 60,314 fallen soldiers with no known graves are among the most beautiful and meticulously maintained shrines in the world. In the first comprehensive study of the ABMC, Thomas H. Conner traces how the agency came to be created by Congress in the aftermath of World War I, how the cemeteries and monuments the agency built were designed and their locations chosen, and how the commemorative sites have become important "outposts of remembrance" on foreign soil. War and Remembrance powerfully demonstrates that these monuments—living sites that embody the role Americans played in the defense of freedom far from their own shores—assist in understanding the interconnections of memory and history and serve as an inspiration to later generations.