A history of Camp Travis and its part in the action of World War 1. Contains photographs of the various Companies that passed through the Camp.

Excerpt from Camp Travis and Its Part in the World War Brigadier-General Henson Estes came to Camp Travis to command the Thirty-fifth Infantry Brigade of the Eighteenth Division, but upon his arrival he was placed in command of the division and of the camp. In that capacity he directed the swift organization and the equally swift training throughout the memorable days when the prospect of overseas service was a constant stimulus to commanding officer and rear rank private. His previous military experience had been varied and distinguished, both in an executive capacity and in the field under fire. He came to the Cactus Division from General Staff duty at Washington, where he had organized and directed the Statistics Branch of the General Staff, and served as War Department representative on the Requirements Division of the War Industries Board. He saw active service in Cuba, and was twice cited for distinguished conduct in action in the Philippines. General Estes was born in Eufaula, Ala., January 30, 1873. He was graduated from the U. S. Military Academy, West Point, N. Y., in 1894, and was assigned as second lieutenant, Twentieth Infantry, which he joined at Fort Buford, North Dakota. He accompanied this regiment to Cuba and participated with it in the campaign resulting in the surrender of the Spanish Army at Santiago, July 17, 1898.He was recommended by his regimental commander for a brevet as captain. Shortly after returning from Cuba he accompanied the Twentieth Infantry, in which he had now been promoted first lieutenant, to the Philippine Islands, arriving there March 1, 1899. He served with the regiment in various parts of the Islands until February, 1902, when it returned to the United States. Meanwhile he had been promoted captain. He received the commendation of the division commander for conduct in the engagement at Mt. Maquiling, August 27, 1901, and of his brigade and division commanders for conduct at Caloocan, Batangas, December 21, 1901. After only eighteen months in the United States, he returned to the Philippines, leaving San Francisco December 1, 1903. Having served in Luzon and in Mindanao as a company commander and on the regimental staff, he returned to the United States with his regiment in March, 1906, and was stationed at the Presidio of Monterey, California, until he again went to the Philippines in June, 1909. He was stationed in Manila on regimental staff duty until August, 1910, when his tour of duty as adjutant expired, and he was assigned to a company of the Twentieth Infantry at Fort Shafter, Honolulu, H. T., August, 1910. Having been detailed in the Subsistence Department, on December 1, 1910, he proceeded to the United States, and after a course at the School for Bakers and Cooks, at Fort Riley, Kansas, was with the infantry division, organized at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, March, 1911, as a division staff officer. This division never reached Mexico, but was demobilized, and shortly after Captain Estes was assigned to duty as Quartermaster and Commissary of Cadets and Treasurer, U. S. M. A., West Point, N. Y. He was relieved by operation of the "Manchu" law, December, 1912, and joined his old regiment, the Twentieth Infantry, at Salt Lake City. In November, 1913, the regiment was ordered to the Mexican border for duty, and was stationed at El Paso, Texas. He was on duty as executive officer of the Mexican Internment Camp of five thousand odd Mexican officers and soldiers and their families who had been driven across the Rio Grande by Villa at Ojinago. This camp was established at Fort Bliss, Texas, first, and afterward moved to Fort Wingate, New Mexico. In September, 1914, the camp was broken up and the prisoners returned to Mexico. Shortly after this, Captain Estes went back to his former detail at West Point and served there until summer of 1917. He was promoted Major, July 1, 1916, and on August 5, 1917, Colonel of Infantry, N.

“I am home, safe and sound, and reviewing all these memories as if in a dream. All of this pleases me. I have been faithful to my duty.” Thus José de la Luz Sáenz ends his account of his military service in France and Germany in 1918. Published in Spanish in 1933, his annotated book of diary entries and letters recounts not only his own war experiences but also those of his fellow Mexican Americans. A skilled and dedicated teacher in South Texas before and after the war, Sáenz’s patriotism, his keen observation of the discrimination he and his friends faced both at home and in the field, and his unwavering dedication to the cause of equality have for years made this book a valuable resource for scholars, though only ten copies are known to exist and it has never before been available in English. Equally clear in these pages are the astute reflections and fierce pride that spurred Sáenz and others to pursue the postwar organization of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC). This English edition of one of only two known war diaries of a Mexican American in the Great War is translated with an introduction and annotation by noted Mexican American historian Emilio Zamora.

An account of the decade-long conflict between humankind and hordes of the predatory undead is told from the perspective of dozens of survivors who describe in their own words the epic human battle for survival, in a novel that is the basis for the June 2013 film starring Brad Pitt. Reissue. Movie Tie-In.

The New York Times Bestseller With inside access and reporting, Sports Illustrated senior baseball writer and FOX Sports analyst Tom Verducci reveals how Theo Epstein and Joe Maddon built, led, and inspired the Chicago Cubs team that broke the longest championship drought in sports, chronicling their epic journey to become World Series champions. It took 108 years, but it really happened. The Chicago Cubs are once again World Series champions. How did a team composed of unknown, young players and supposedly washed-up veterans come together to break the Curse of the Billy Goat? Tom Verducci, twice named National Sportswriter of the Year and co-writer of The Yankee Years with Joe Torre, will have full access to team president Theo Epstein, manager Joe Maddon, and the players to tell the story of the Cubs' transformation from perennial underachievers to the best team in baseball. Beginning with Epstein's first year with the team in 2011, Verducci will show how Epstein went beyond "Moneyball" thinking to turn around the franchise. Leading the organization with a manual called "The Cubs Way," he focused on the mental side of the game as much as the physical, emphasizing chemistry as well as statistics. To accomplish his goal, Epstein needed manager Joe Maddon, an eccentric innovator, as his counterweight on the Cubs' bench. A man who encourages themed road trips and late-arrival game days to loosen up his team, Maddon mixed New Age thinking with Old School leadership to help his players find their edge. The Cubs Way takes readers behind the scenes, chronicling how key players like Rizzo, Russell, Lester, and Arrieta were deftly brought into the organization by Epstein and coached by Maddon to outperform expectations. Together, Epstein and Maddon proved that clubhouse culture is as important as on-base-percentage, and that intangible components like personality, vibe, and positive energy are necessary for a team to perform to their fullest potential. Verducci chronicles the playoff run that culminated in an instant classic Game Seven. He takes a broader look at the history of baseball in Chicago and the almost supernatural element to the team's repeated loses that kept fans suffering, but also served to strengthen their loyalty. The Cubs Way is a celebration of an iconic team and its journey to a World Championship that fans and readers will cherish for years to come.

By the spring of 1945, the Second World War was drawing to a close in Europe. Allied troops were sweeping through Nazi Germany and discovering the atrocities of SS concentration camps. The first to be reached intact was Buchenwald, in central Germany. American soldiers struggled to make sense of the shocking scenes they witnessed inside. They asked a small group of former inmates to draft a report on the camp. It was led by Eugen Kogon, a German political prisoner who had been an inmate since 1939. The Theory and Practice of Hell is his classic account of life inside. Unlike many other books by survivors who published immediately after the war, The Theory and Practice of Hell is more than a personal account. It is a horrific examination of life and death inside a Nazi concentration camp, a brutal world of a state within state, and a society without law. But Kogon maintains a dispassionate and critical perspective. He tries to understand how the camp works, to uncover its structure and social organization. He knew that the book would shock some readers and provide others with gruesome fascination. But he firmly believed that he had to show the camp in honest, unflinching detail. The result is a unique historical document—a complete picture of the society, morality, and politics that fueled the systematic torture of six million human beings. For many years, The Theory and Practice of Hell remained the seminal work on the concentration camps, particularly in Germany. Reissued with an introduction by Nikolaus Waschmann, a leading Holocaust scholar and author of Hilter's Prisons, this important work now demands to be re-read.

Our Mothers' War is a stunning and unprecedented portrait of women during World War II, a war that forever transformed the way women participate in American society. Never before has the vast range of women's experiences during this pivotal era been brought together in one book. Now, Our Mothers' War re-creates what American women from all walks of life were doing and thinking, on the home front and abroad. These heartwarming and sometimes heartbreaking accounts of the women we have known as mothers, aunts, and grandmothers reveal facets of their lives that have usually remained unmentioned and unappreciated. Our Mothers' War gives center stage to one of WWII's most essential fighting forces: the women of America, whose extraordinary bravery, strength, and humanity shine through on every page.

In this poignant companion to Elijah of Buxton, two boys united by tragedy find friendship and adventure in the Canadian woods. Benji and Red couldn’t be more different. They aren’t friends. They don’t even live in the same town. But their fates are entwined. A chance meeting leads the boys to discover that they have more in common than meets the eye. Both of them have encountered a strange presence in the forest, watching them, tracking them. Could the Madman of Piney Woods be real? In a tale brimming with intrigue and adventure, Christopher Paul Curtis returns to the vibrant world he brought to life in Elijah of Buxton. Here is another novel that will break your heart—and expand it, too. This critically acclaimed story by National Book Award finalist Christopher Paul Curtis joins the Scholastic Gold line, which features award-winning and beloved novels. Includes extra bonus content! Praise for The Madman of Piney Woods “Humor and tragedy are often intertwined, and readers will find themselves sobbing and chuckling, sometimes in the same scene.” —Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review “A delight, featuring the author’s obvious love for his characters, his skillful use of sentiment, and his often hyperbolic humor.” —Booklist, Starred Review “Heady stuff. Funny stuff. Smart stuff. Good stuff. Better get your hands on this stuff.” —School Library Journal “So suspenseful . . . Curtis deftly makes what might have been simply heart-rending hopeful and redeeming instead . . . A thrill ride of a plot.” —TheNew York Times