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George Mergenthaler, the grandson of the inventor of the Linotpye, was an only child and at the time of his birth in 1920, became the sole male heir the family fortune. Tall, handsome, Ivy League educated, speaking fluent German and French, "MERG" as he was know to his friends, did what many in his generation did following the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor: he enlisted in the Army.
Insisting on serving as a buck-private, George was assigned to a Recon Troop that would see action after the D-Day invasion in France, Belgium and Luxembourg. Following the horrific fighting in the Huertgen forest, the 28th Cavalry Recon Troop was sent west for R&R, to a small farming village in Luxembourg called Eschweiler.
For the next month the Recon Troop soldiers lived amonst the townspeople, sharing their homes, meals, hopes and dreams. A devout Catholic, George spent much of his free time in the town's small church, St. Mauritius, chatting and getting to know the local priest. Quickly the two bonded, sharing a friendship not unlike long-lost brothers.
In mid December however, their bucolic stay in Eschweiler was shattered by the Battle of the Bulge. Nearly surrounded by the enemy, the Recon Troop soldiers were forced to retreat from the town. Dodging enemy fire, their convoy drove down a winding road, towards the cover of nearby woods. Rounding a corner they were ambushed by the spearhead of the German advance in that sector. Pinned down with capture or death seeming their only options, George jumped into the command jeep and manned a .50-cal machine gun, proving how exceptional he truly was.
Описание: Using archival materials, dozens of oral histories, primary sources, and official records, Benjamin Hruska traces the life of the Block Island from the CVE 21`s construction through its missions in the Atlantic, its work as an antisubmarine hunter, its destruction, and the lasting impact of those experiences on its crew.
Описание: Recounts the stories of the USS Block Island CVE-21 and CVE-106 and their crews, many of whom served on both ships in the Atlantic and Pacific theatres
In Valor and Courage: The Story of the USS Block Island Escort Carriers in World War II Benjamin Hruska explores the history and commemoration of the USS Block Island—or, more properly, the Block Islands, as two escort carriers bore that name during WWII. The first, CVE 21, bears the distinction of having been the only American aircraft carrier sunk in the Atlantic Theatre after being torpedoed by a German U-boat off the coast of North Africa.
Of the CVE-21’s 957 crew members, six sailors were killed and eighteen injured in the strike, and four of the Block Island’s fighter pilots were lost later in the day searching for a safe place to land their planes. When the CVE-106 was commissioned to replace its predecessor, Captain Massie Hughes successfully persuaded the Navy to keep the CVE-21’s crew together in manning the new ship. After resurrection as the CVE-106, the Block Island was assigned to the Pacific theater where it fought until the end of the war. The saga of these two ships and the crew that navigated two very different theaters of war offers a unique lens on naval strategy and engineering as it evolved during WWII, especially as pertains to the escort carrier class—generally underappreciated both in naval studies and in public memory.
Using archival materials, dozens of oral histories, primary sources, and official records, Hruska traces the life of the Block Island from the CVE-21’s construction through its missions in the Atlantic, its work as an antisubmarine hunter, its destruction, and the lasting impact of those experiences on its crew. Hruska’s study juxtaposes traditional military history with an examination of the acts of remembrance and commemoration by veterans who served on the escort carriers, how those practices evolved over time, and how the meanings of personal wartime experiences and memories gradually shifted throughout that process.
Автор: Child, Robert Название: Immortal valor ISBN: 1472852850 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781472852854 Издательство: Osprey Рейтинг: Цена: 3713.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
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The remarkable story of the seven African American soldiers ultimately awarded the World War II Medal of Honor, and the 50-year campaign to deny them their recognition.
In 1945, when Congress began reviewing the record of the most conspicuous acts of courage by American soldiers during World War II, they recommended awarding the Medal of Honor to 432 recipients. Despite the fact that more than one million African-Americans served, not a single Black soldier received the Medal of Honor. The omission remained on the record for over four decades. But recent historical investigations have brought to light some of the extraordinary acts of valor performed by black soldiers during the war. Men like Vernon Baker, who single-handedly eliminated three enemy machineguns, an observation post, and a German dugout. Or Sergeant Reuben Rivers, who spearhead his tank unit's advance against fierce German resistance for three days despite being grievously wounded. Meanwhile Lieutenant Charles Thomas led his platoon to capture a strategically vital village on the Siegfried Line in 1944 despite losing half his men and suffering a number of wounds himself. Ultimately, in 1993 a US Army commission determined that seven men, including Baker, Rivers and Thomas, had been denied the Army's highest award simply due to racial discrimination. In 1997, more than 50 years after the war, President Clinton finally awarded the Medal of Honor to these seven heroes, sadly all but one of them posthumously. These are their stories.
Автор: Swindoll Charles R. Dr Название: Descubra Su Valor Como Mujer ISBN: 1617958948 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781617958946 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 4136.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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Descubra su valor como mujer... y sea libre de la preocupaci n. Vivimos en una sociedad que espera que las mujeres tengan el aspecto perfecto, el matrimonio perfecto, los hijos perfectos y la carrera perfecta. Los retos que las mujeres enfrentan en estos tiempos parecen m s dif ciles que nunca. Est usted casada o soltera, sea m s mayor o m s joven, cada dia presenta su propio conjunto de obst culos que vencer. Para ayudarle a caminar victoriosamente en situaciones dif ciles, Descubra su Valor como Mujer cubre dos de los problemas m s significativos y potencialmente destructivos que las mujeres enfrentan en la actualidad: la lucha por una sana auto imagen y la batalla para calmar esas ansiedades constantes. Con una detallada lectura a la Escritura bajo la gu a del Pastor Swindoll, estas p ginas le alentar n a vivir su vida, dia a dia, como la mujer que Dios cre que usted fuera. Pensado para toda mujer que ha sido confrontada por los tormentosos mares de la ansiedad y la duda de s misma, estas p ginas demuestran c mo pasar del temor y la inferioridad a la fe y la autoestima.
Автор: Smallwood William Название: Valor, Guts, and Luck ISBN: 1612346928 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781612346922 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 4821.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: During the Second World War, a B-17 tailgunner`s odds of surviving the 25 missions necessary before he could return home was 26 percent. Facing this lamentable one-in-four survival probability, Staff Sergeant Lowell "Slats" Slayton beat the odds. In Valor, Guts, and Luck, William L. Smallwood shares Slats` dramatic experience.
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