Old Glory Stories

Author : Cole Kingseed
Publisher : Naval Institute Press
ISBN 13 : 1612514987
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Old Glory Stories written by Cole Kingseed and published by Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 2013-11-15 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Saying that no generation of Americans has produced a finer array of combat commanders than that of World War II, a thirty-year army veteran examines combat leadership throughout the war at every level of command in the U.S. Army. The author argues that although Army chief of staff George C. Marshall s organization and training policies were indispensable, the ultimate victory was the result of spirited leadership and the undaunted courage of those who served, from individual riflemen to the upper echelons of army command. Rather than a history of battles and campaigns, this book is an analysis of leadership in combat over three continents and across two oceans. It looks at how soldiers react in war -—how sergeants, lieutenants, captains, and generals direct soldiers in the most intense of all human dramas. The first part focuses on the generals and takes a thematic approach, examining such topics as restoring the fighting spirit and analyzing the unique characteristics required to command special units in combat. The second part examines a special breed of junior leaders who fought the German and Japanese armies on the front lines and whose contributions merit attention. Like war correspondent Ernie Pyle, Kingseed includes both the big and the little to offer a balanced view of what makes a good combat leader.

Author : April Jones Prince
Publisher : StarWalk Kids Media
ISBN 13 : 1630833541
Total Pages : 37 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Meet Our Flag, Old Glory written by April Jones Prince and published by StarWalk Kids Media. This book was released on 2014-06-30 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lively verse in large, easy-to-read type is paired with bold illustrations to create a stunning book about the American flag for even the youngest reader. A comprehensive history of the flag is included at the end, making this book especially useful for both classroom and home all year round.

Author : Jonathan Raban
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781780601366
Total Pages : 420 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Old Glory written by Jonathan Raban and published by . This book was released on 2018-05 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Jonathan Raban is one of the world's greatest living travel writers.' William Dalrymple 'The best book of travel ever written by an Englishman about the United States' Jan Morris, Independent Navigating the Mississippi River from Minneapolis to New Orleans, Raban opens himself to experience the river in all her turbulent and unpredictable old glory. Going wherever the current takes him, he joins a coon-hunt in Savana, falls for a girl in St Louis, worships with black Baptists in Memphis, hangs out with the housewives of Pemiscot and the hog-king of Dubuque. Through tears of laughter, we are led into the heartland of America - with its hunger and hospitality, its inventive energy and its charming lethargy - and come to know something of its soul. The journey is as much the story of Raban as it is of the Mississippi. Navigating the dangerous, ever-changing waters in an unsuitably fragile aluminium skiff, he immerses himself with an irresistible emotional intensity as he tries to give shape to the river and the story - finding himself by turns vulnerable, curious, angry and, like all of us, sometimes foolishly in love.

Author : Christopher Nicole
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780727812827
Total Pages : 350 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Old Glory written by Christopher Nicole and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Martha LaGuardia-Kotite
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780762779062
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book My Name Is Old Glory written by Martha LaGuardia-Kotite and published by . This book was released on 2011-10-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inspiring images and personal and historical stories about the American flag accompany the poem My Name is Old Glory in this gorgeous book. This poem, written by unsung U.S. Marine Howard Schnauber, is read at retirements and military ceremonies. My Name is Old Glory celebrates two-hundred years of the red, white, and blue.

Author : Samuel Abbott
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 342 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Dramatic Story of Old Glory written by Samuel Abbott and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Thomas Suhs
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781087977102
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.0X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Old Glory at the Crossroads 1861-1865 written by Thomas Suhs and published by . This book was released on 2021-07-16 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The comic strip "Old Glory at the Crossroads 1861-1865" told the story of the Civil War during its centennial years from January 8, 1961 - June 6, 1965. Published in the Chicago Tribune and its affiliated newspapers, it ran every Sunday in the color comics section. The series was the work of artist Rick Fletcher and writer Athena Robbins. After collaborating on a number of previous cartoon strips and with the advent of the Civil War centennial in 1961, Fetcher and Robbins started to illustrate the war's history by highlighting, primarily, its military operations. The strip reflected the scope of war's history as understood during the time of its initial publication. Nevertheless, both the main and many small singular events were highlighted demonstrating the thorough research done by Fletcher and Robbins. The strip provides a good synopsis of the war and was published until the end of the Civil War centennial in 1965. This collection is comprised of the strips removed (not always with the best quality of scissors) from the original newspaper copy. Consequently, the quality of the images and colors reflect their sixty-plus years as printed on newsprint. However, this volume collects all 230 strips and, for the first time, publishes them in chronological order by the dates of their original publication.

Author : Delno C. West
Publisher : Atheneum Books for Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 9780689820434
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Uncle Sam And Old Glory written by Delno C. West and published by Atheneum Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2000-02-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever wondered why the American colors are red, white, and blue? Did you know that our national mascot was almost a turkey rather than a bald eagle? Can you trace your family's ancestry back to the Mayflower Pilgrims, or perhaps to a cowboy of the Old West? Do you think you would like to spend Thanksgiving watching footraces rather than televised football or eating venison and oysters rather than turkey? Many of us have played with Lincoln Logs, but did you know that they were named after President Abraham Lincoln, who was born in a log cabin? Symbols have always played a crucial role in shaping our identity as a country. The American buffalo, the Statue of Liberty, the Mayflower, and Uncle Sam himself have all helped convey to the world the American values of liberty and democracy. Delno and Jean West's lively prose unveils the stories behind America's symbols, complemented by Christopher Manson's handsome woodcuts, which perfectly convey the rugged individualism of the American spirit.

Author : Richard "Pop" Keirn
Publisher : Dorrance Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 9780805937398
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Old Glory Is the Most Beautiful of All written by Richard "Pop" Keirn and published by Dorrance Publishing Company. This book was released on 1995-09-01 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Samuel Abbott
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781330094273
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Dramatic Story, of Old Glory written by Samuel Abbott and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-06-15 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Dramatic Story, of Old Glory If "good wine needs no bush" and a "good play needs no epilogue," similarly a good book needs no fore-word. This restraining reflection naturally suggests itself to one who is asked to write a foreword for another man's book. Mr. Abbott has done a real Service in bringing together all available knowledge with reference to the American Flag. The events of the last four years have demonstrated the vital necessity of reviving the spirit of Americanism. Thoughtful Americans sadly realize that our nation in the last fifty years has, in the matter of im-migration, swallowed far more than it has been able to assimilate. It is suffering from racial indigestion. This led Colonel Roosevelt, in his forceful and original way, to suggest that America had become a "polyglot boarding-house," and in the earlier stages of the world conflict, it did seem to many that America was a congeries of peoples and, as such, apparently lacking in the spirit of national consciousness and patriotic unity, which generally characterizes more homogeneous nations. The event proved that these misgivings were exaggerated and that America, when summoned to a great duty, did not lack unity of spirit. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.