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Patriots from the Barrio : the story of Company E, 141st Infantry : the only all Mexican American Army unit in World War II
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- Creator
- Dave Gutierrez
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Yardley, Pennsylvannia : Westholme Publishing, LLC, [2018]
- Physical Details
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- xvii, 260 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
- ISBNs
- 9781594162992, 1594162999
- OCLC
- on1037278272
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-244) and index.
- Mexico -- San Felipe -- Repatriation -- Children of the barrio -- The Tejano army -- Combat training -- Camp Edwards -- North Africa -- Avalanche -- Salerno the first D-Day -- Rafael Torres (RQ) and the iron monsters -- Alta villa -- The dreadful Mt. Rotondo -- Deadly 88s -- San Pietro -- Patrolling the rapido -- River of death -- Above and beyond -- Monte Cassino -- Road to Rome -- The return -- G.I. Forum -- Veterans of Company E -- Epilogue
Subjects
- United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 141st.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Mexican American.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Mexican Americans -- Personal narratives.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Mexican Americans -- Interviews.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans -- United States -- Interviews.
- Mexican Americans -- Interviews.