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Author |
: Charley Trujillo |
Publisher |
: Recycled |
Total Pages |
: 216 |
Release |
: 1990 |
ISBN-10 |
: UOM:39015021547875 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (75 Downloads) |
Synopsis Soldados by : Charley Trujillo
"The adage that the poor make more resolute and compliable soldiers is verified when applied to Chicanos. As the personal accounts in Soldados: Chicanos in Vietnam attest, Chicanos were often the easiest and most malleable resource the U.S. had for achieving its quota for combat soldiers. And to those ends, they were used generously. The personal accounts of these veterans, many of whom experienced the war viscerally and whose private reasons were myriad and expressed in this book with a severe authenticity, can be of service to all. They fought for reasons that were ill-defined, often confusing, but for the most part devoid of any cogent understanding of the political and economic forces at play which took them from labor fields in Corcoran, California, to rice paddies in Indochina. From their odyssey a great house of knowledge can be gained, a knowledge that was, unfortunately, purchased with blood"--Amazon.com.
Author |
: Amy S. Greenberg |
Publisher |
: Vintage |
Total Pages |
: 370 |
Release |
: 2013-08-13 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780307475992 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0307475999 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (92 Downloads) |
Synopsis A Wicked War by : Amy S. Greenberg
The definitive history of the often forgotten U.S.-Mexican War paints an intimate portrait of the major players and their world—from Indian fights and Manifest Destiny, to secret military maneuvers, gunshot wounds, and political spin. “If one can read only a single book about the Mexican-American War, this is the one to read.” —The New York Review of Books Often overlooked, the U.S.-Mexican War featured false starts, atrocities, and daring back-channel negotiations as it divided the nation, paved the way for the Civil War a generation later, and launched the career of Abraham Lincoln. Amy S. Greenberg’s skilled storytelling and rigorous scholarship bring this American war for empire to life with memorable characters, plotlines, and legacies. Along the way it captures a young Lincoln mismatching his clothes, the lasting influence of the Founding Fathers, the birth of the Daughters of the American Revolution, and America’s first national antiwar movement. A key chapter in the creation of the United States, it is the story of a burgeoning nation and an unforgettable conflict that has shaped American history.
Author |
: United States. National Archives and Records Service |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 4 |
Release |
: 1965 |
ISBN-10 |
: UCSD:31822029021359 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (59 Downloads) |
Synopsis Index to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Soldiers who Served During the Mexican War by : United States. National Archives and Records Service
Author |
: Steven Rosales |
Publisher |
: University of Arizona Press |
Total Pages |
: 321 |
Release |
: 2017-04-18 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780816532445 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0816532443 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (45 Downloads) |
Synopsis Soldados Razos at War by : Steven Rosales
"This book explores the catalysts that motivated Mexican American youth to enlist from World War II through the Vietnam War"--Provided by publisher.
Author |
: Ronald Grigor Suny |
Publisher |
: Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages |
: 588 |
Release |
: 2011 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0195340558 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780195340556 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (58 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Soviet Experiment by : Ronald Grigor Suny
Focusing on the eras of Lenin, Stalin, Gorbachev, and Yeltsin, a multi-layered account of the rise and fall of the Soviet Union chronicles and analyzes the Soviet experiment from the tsar to the first president of the Russian republic. UP.
Author |
: Richard H. Breithaupt |
Publisher |
: Walika |
Total Pages |
: 1510 |
Release |
: 1998 |
ISBN-10 |
: WISC:89069268910 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (10 Downloads) |
Synopsis Aztec Club of 1847 by : Richard H. Breithaupt
Author |
: Brian Matthew Jordan |
Publisher |
: LSU Press |
Total Pages |
: 369 |
Release |
: 2020-04-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780807173053 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0807173053 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (53 Downloads) |
Synopsis The War Went On by : Brian Matthew Jordan
In recent years, Civil War veterans have emerged from historical obscurity. Inspired by recent interest in memory studies and energized by the ongoing neorevisionist turn, a vibrant new literature has given the lie to the once-obligatory lament that the postbellum lives of Civil War soldiers were irretrievable. Despite this flood of historical scholarship, fundamental questions about the essential character of Civil War veteranhood remain unanswered. Moreover, because work on veterans has often proceeded from a preoccupation with cultural memory, the Civil War’s ex-soldiers have typically been analyzed as either symbols or producers of texts. In The War Went On: Reconsidering the Lives of Civil War Veterans, fifteen of the field’s top scholars provide a more nuanced and intimate look at the lives and experiences of these former soldiers. Essays in this collection approach Civil War veterans from oblique angles, including theater, political, and disability history, as well as borderlands and memory studies. Contributors examine the lives of Union and Confederate veterans, African American veterans, former prisoners of war, amputees, and ex-guerrilla fighters. They also consider postwar political elections, veterans’ business dealings, and even literary contests between onetime enemies and among former comrades.
Author |
: Richard Griswold del Castillo |
Publisher |
: University of Texas Press |
Total Pages |
: 256 |
Release |
: 2010-01-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780292779136 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0292779135 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (36 Downloads) |
Synopsis World War II and Mexican American Civil Rights by : Richard Griswold del Castillo
This historical study examines how Mexican American experiences during WWII galvanized the community’s struggle for civil rights. World War II marked a turning point for Mexican Americans that fundamentally changed their relationship to US society at large. The experiences of fighting alongside white Americans in the military, as well as working in factory jobs for wages equal to those of Anglo workers, made Mexican Americans less willing to tolerate the second-class citizenship that had been their lot before the war. Having proven their loyalty and “Americanness” during World War II, Mexican Americans began to demand the civil rights they deserved. In this book, Richard Griswold del Castillo and Richard Steele investigate how the wartime experiences of Mexican Americans helped forge their civil rights consciousness and how the US government responded. The authors demonstrate, for example, that the US government “discovered” Mexican Americans during World War II and began addressing some of their problems as a way of ensuring their willingness to support the war effort. The book concludes with a selection of key essays and historical documents from the World War II period that provide a first-person perspective of Mexican American civil rights struggles.
Author |
: Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez |
Publisher |
: University of Texas Press |
Total Pages |
: 350 |
Release |
: 2005-04-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0292706812 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780292706811 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (12 Downloads) |
Synopsis Mexican Americans and World War II by : Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez
A valuable book and the first significant scholarship on Mexican Americans in World War II. Up to 750,000 Mexican American men served in World War II, earning more Medals of Honor and other decorations in proportion to their numbers than any other ethnic group.
Author |
: John M. Belohlavek |
Publisher |
: University of Virginia Press |
Total Pages |
: 408 |
Release |
: 2017-07-05 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780813939919 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0813939917 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (19 Downloads) |
Synopsis Patriots, Prostitutes, and Spies by : John M. Belohlavek
In Patriots, Prostitutes, and Spies, John M. Belohlavek tells the story of women on both sides of the Mexican-American War (1846-48) as they were propelled by the bloody conflict to adopt new roles and expand traditional ones. American women "back home" functioned as anti-war activists, pro-war supporters, and pioneering female journalists. Others moved west and established their own reputations for courage and determination in dusty border towns or bordellos. Women formed a critical component of the popular culture of the period, as trendy theatrical and musical performances drew audiences eager to witness tales of derring-do, while contemporary novels, in tales resplendent with heroism and the promise of love fulfilled, painted a romanticized picture of encounters between Yankee soldiers and fair Mexican senoritas. Belohlavek juxtaposes these romantic dreams with the reality in Mexico, which included sexual assault, women soldaderas marching with men to provide critical supportive services, and the challenges and courage of working women off the battlefield. In all, Belohlavek shows the critical roles played by women, real and imagined, on both sides of this controversial war of American imperial expansion.