Kentucky Marine

Author : David J. Bettez
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 0813144825
Total Pages : 378 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Kentucky Marine written by David J. Bettez and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2014-03-18 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A native of Hopkinsville, Kentucky, Major General Logan Feland (1869–1936) played a major role in the development of the modern Marine Corps. Highly decorated for his heroic actions during the battle of Belleau Wood in World War I, Feland led the hunt for rebel leader Augusto César Sandino during the Nicaraguan revolution from 1927 to 1929—an operation that helped to establish the Marines' reputation in guerrilla warfare and search-and-capture missions. Yet, despite rising to become one of the USMC's most highly ranked and regarded officers, Feland has been largely ignored in the historical record. In Kentucky Marine, David J. Bettez uncovers the forgotten story of this influential soldier of the sea. During Feland's tenure as an officer, the Corps expanded exponentially in power and prestige. Not only did his command in Nicaragua set the stage for similar twenty-first-century operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, but Feland was one of the first instructors in the USMC's Advanced Base Force, which served as the forerunner of the amphibious assault force mission the Marines adopted in World War II. Kentucky Marine also illuminates Feland's private life, including his marriage to successful soprano singer and socialite Katherine Cordner Feland, and details his disappointment at being twice passed over for the position of commandant. Drawing from personal letters, contemporary news articles, official communications, and confidential correspondence, this long-overdue biography fills a significant gap in twentieth-century American military history.

Author : Jackie Flatt
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781983978456
Total Pages : 42 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Book written by Jackie Flatt and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-01-20 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a short incomplete story about a boy who had a rough life. Later he recorded some of his experiences in a stenographer's notebook. I found it later in a box and this is my tribute to the brother who was a brave Marine.

Author : Hans Schmidt
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 0813146259
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Maverick Marine written by Hans Schmidt and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2014-04-23 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Smedley Butler's life and career epitomize the contradictory nature of American military policy through the first part of this century. Butler won renown as a Marine battlefield hero, campaigning in most of America's foreign military expeditions from 1898 to the late 1920s. He became the leading national advocate for paramilitary police reform. Upon his retirement, however, he renounced war and imperialism and devoted his energy and prestige to various dissident and leftist political causes.

Author : Geological Survey (U.S.)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Mississippian and Pennsylvanian (Carboniferous) Systems in the United States--Kentucky written by Geological Survey (U.S.) and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Carlton Jackson
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 081316107X
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Kentucky Maverick written by Carlton Jackson and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2015-07-14 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Colonel George M. Chinn's (1902–1987) life story reads more like fiction than the biography of a Kentucky soldier. A smart and fun-loving character, Chinn attended Centre College and played on the famous "Praying Colonels" football team that won the 1921 national championship. After graduation, he returned to his home in Mercer County and partnered with munitions expert "Tunnel" Smith to dynamite a cliff. The resulting hole became Chinn's Cave House—a diner that also functioned as an underground gambling operation during Prohibition. He even served as Governor A. B. "Happy" Chandler's bodyguard before joining the Marine Corps in 1943. In Kentucky Maverick, Carlton Jackson details the life of a legendary and highly decorated Marine whose career spanned both world wars, the Korean War, and Vietnam. Chinn's service paired a love of history with a special kind of genius: he documented the history of military technology while designing innovative weapons such as the M-19 automatic grenade launcher, which is still used in the armed forces today. After leaving the Corps, Chinn leaned on his many connections to become the director of the Kentucky Historical Society. Carlton Jackson's entertaining biography weaves together outrageous tales of gunplay and politics while revealing Chinn's sense of humor, unbending will, and a sense of destiny that could only be fulfilled by a true twentieth-century Renaissance man.

Author : David J. Bettez
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 0813168031
Total Pages : 436 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Kentucky and the Great War written by David J. Bettez and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2016-10-07 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The award-winning author of Kentucky Marine “has crafted an excellent account of how World War I impacted Kentucky socially, economically, and politically” (Journal of America’s Military Past). From five thousand children marching in a parade, singing, “Johnnie get your hoe . . . Mary dig your row,” to communities banding together to observe Meatless Tuesdays and Wheatless Wednesdays, Kentuckians were loyal supporters of their country during the First World War. Kentucky had one of the lowest rates of draft dodging in the nation, and the state increased its coal production by 50 percent during the war years. Overwhelmingly, the people of the Commonwealth set aside partisan interests and worked together to help the nation achieve victory in Europe. David J. Bettez provides the first comprehensive analysis of the impact of the Great War on Bluegrass society, politics, economy, and culture, contextualizing the state’s involvement within the national experience. His exhaustively researched study examines the Kentucky Council of Defense—which sponsored local war-effort activities—military mobilization and preparation, opposition and dissent, and the role of religion and higher education in shaping the state’s response to the war. It also describes the efforts of Kentuckians who served abroad in military and civilian capacities, and postwar memorialization of their contributions. Kentucky and the Great War explores the impact of the conflict on women’s suffrage, child labor, and African American life. In particular, Bettez investigates how black citizens were urged to support a war to make the world “safe for democracy” even as their civil rights and freedoms were violated in the Jim Crow South. This engaging and timely social history offers new perspectives on an overlooked aspect of World War I.

Author : Wallace Taylor
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 50 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Kentucky U.S. Marine Corps Veteran Still Wonders how He Made it Through World War II written by Wallace Taylor and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : American College of Surgeons
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons written by American College of Surgeons and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes the college's Hospital standardization report.

Author : Jack Shulimson
Publisher : U.S. Government Printing Office
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 828 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book U.S. Marines in Vietnam written by Jack Shulimson and published by U.S. Government Printing Office. This book was released on 1997 with total page 828 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book was donated as a part of the David H. Hugel Collection, an archival collection of the Special Collections & Archives, University of Baltimore.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 694 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The United States Insurance Gazette, and Magazine of Useful Knowledge written by and published by . This book was released on 1869 with total page 694 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: