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The U.S. Army and the Texas Frontier Economy, 1845-1900
Seventy million dollars in fifty-five years. From Texas' annexation in 1845 until the turn of the twentieth century, the U.S. Army pumped at least that much or more into the …
Learning under Fire
Thrown into the heart of war with little training--and even less that would apply to the battles in which they were engaged--the units of the 112th Cavalry Regiment faced not only …
Combat Ready?
In the decades since the “forgotten war' in Korea, conventional wisdom has held that the Eighth Army consisted largely of poorly trained, undisciplined troops who fled in terror …
The Two Thousand Yard Stare
Few artists saw World War II from as many perspectives as El Paso artist and writer Tom Lea. Commissioned by ""Life"" magazine to paint the war as it was being experienced by U.S. …
Tattooed on My Soul
For more than forty years the Institute for Oral History at Baylor University has dutifully gathered the flesh-and-blood memories of the World War II generation in the state of …
Arguing over the American Lake
Between 1945 and 1947, the United States sought an imperial solution to its security problems in the Pacific Basin. Faced with fears of a future Pearl Harbor-style attack by a …
Americans All!
During World War I, nearly half a million immigrant draftees from 46 different nations served in the US Army. This surge of Old World soldiers challenged the American military's …
Captive Warriors
“Captive Warriors is, from the beginning to end, a thoughtful, well-written, and insightful true story of endurance and survival in some of the most desperate circumstances …
Execute Against Japan
“Execute against Japan should be required reading for naval officers (especially in submarine wardrooms), as well as for anyone interested in history, policy, or international …
Long Journeys Home
In the modern history of American veterans, it is sometimes difficult to separate myth from fact. The men and women who served in World War II are routinely praised as heroes; the …
Cadets on Campus
Since the founding of the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1802, more than eight hundred military schools have existed in this country. The vast majority have closed …
An Anxious Peace
By any measure, Hans Mark was a warrior of the Cold War. Born in Mannheim, Germany, in 1929, he spent his early childhood in Vienna before escaping the Nazi Anschluss in 1938 and …