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Texas Aggies go to war : in service of their country
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Texas Aggies have been in the forefront of the nation's armed forces, producing more officers than any other school outside the service academies. This first-ever compilation of the Aggies' disting...
Texas Aggies have been in the forefront of the nation's armed forces, producing more officers than any other school outside the service academies. This first-ever compilation of the Aggies' distinguished war record features stories of individual soldiers from the Spanish-American War to Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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- Creator
- Henry C. Dethloff with John A. Adams, Jr. ; foreword by George H.W. Bush
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- Expanded ed
- College Station : Texas A&M University Press, [2008]
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (473 p.)
- ISBNs
- 9781299053885, 1299053882, 9781603444101, 1603444106, 1603440771
- OCLC
- ocn923700211
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- English
- 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