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Author Dethloff, Henry C.

Title Texas Aggies go to war [electronic resource] : in service of their country / Henry C. Dethloff with John A. Adams, Jr. ; foreword by George H.W. Bush.

Imprint College Station : Texas A&M University Press, [2008]

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 Axe ProQuest E-Book  Electronic Book    ---  Available
Edition Expanded ed.
Description xiii, 457 p. : ill., maps, ports.
Series Centennial series of the Association of Former Students, Texas A&M University ; no. 104
Centennial series of the Association of Former Students, Texas A&M University ; no. 104.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Preface -- The A&M College of Texas and the military tradition -- Cuba libre: Texas Aggies and the Spanish-American War -- Bordering on war -- Over there -- Between the wars, 1919-1941 -- We've never been licked -- Uncle Sam needs you! -- Counterattack -- North Africa to Italy -- From Normandy to the gates of Berlin -- War in the Pacific -- The impact of peace -- The Cold War -- Korea: the forgotten war -- From Korea to Vietnam: an end and a new beginning -- Vietnam: eye of the dragon -- A global commitment -- Desert Storm: Iraqi freedom -- A tradition of service: the civilian soldier -- The honor guard -- Appendices -- A. Ranks and grades (U.S. Armed Services) -- B. Army and Marine organization: levels of command -- Air Force organization: levels of command -- Navy organization: levels of command -- E. Aircraft identification and description -- F. Awards and medals of honor -- Notes -- Glossary -- Index.
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject Texas A & M University -- Alumni and alumnae.
Texas A & M University -- Students.
Military education -- Texas.
Soldiers -- United States.
United States -- Armed Forces -- Recruiting, enlistment, etc.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Adams, John A., 1951-
Bush, George, 1924-2018.
ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN 9781603440776 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1603440771 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9781603444101 (electronic bk.)

 
    
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