William Semans
Author : Mary Louise Pesek McRoberts
Publisher :
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 21,19 MB
Release : 1983
Category : Maryland
ISBN :
Author : Mary Louise Pesek McRoberts
Publisher :
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 21,19 MB
Release : 1983
Category : Maryland
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Author : Stephen L. Harris
Publisher : Potomac Books, Inc.
Page : 590 pages
File Size : 32,1 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1597973386
The legendary "Fighting 69th" took part in five major engagements during World War I. It served in the front lines for almost 170 days, suffering hundreds killed and thousands wounded. This highly decorated unit was inspired by its chaplain, the famous Father Francis Duffy (whose statue stands in Times Square), and commanded by the future leader of the OSS (predecessor of the CIA), "Wild Bill" Donovan. One of its casualties was the poet Joyce Kilmer. Due in large part to the classic 1940 movie The Fighting 69th, starring James Cagney and Pat O'Brien (as Duffy), the unit still has strong name recognition. But until now, no one has recounted in detail the full story of this famous Irish outfit in World War I. The exciting Duffy's War brings to life the men's blue-collar neighborhoods--Irish mostly and Italian and overwhelmingly Catholic. These boys came from the East Side, the West Side, Hell's Kitchen, the Gashouse, and Five Points; from Brooklyn, Queens, Long Island City, and Staten Island; and from Father Duffy's own parish in the Bronx. They streamed out of the tenements and apartment houses, enlisting en masse. Brothers joined up, oftentimes three and four from one family. Published during a resurgent interest in the doughboy experience of World War I, Duffy's War also tells the fascinating history of New York City and the Irish experience in America. With this book, Stephen L. Harris completes his outstanding trilogy on New York National Guard regiments in World War I.
Author : Daughters of the American Revolution
Publisher :
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 35,82 MB
Release : 1928
Category : Genealogy
ISBN :
Author : William Oliver Semans
Publisher :
Page : 69 pages
File Size : 36,83 MB
Release : 1891
Category :
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Author : Stafford C. Cleveland
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 846 pages
File Size : 25,77 MB
Release : 2023-09-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 3368196308
Reprint of the original, first published in 1873.
Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Subcommittee on General Oversight and California Desert Lands
Publisher :
Page : 564 pages
File Size : 43,31 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Law
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Author : Indianapolis Board of Trade
Publisher :
Page : 732 pages
File Size : 34,49 MB
Release : 1914
Category : Indianapolis (Ind.)
ISBN :
Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Small Business. Subcommittee on Procurement, Taxation, and Tourism
Publisher :
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 43,74 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Competition, Unfair
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Author : United States. National Guard Bureau
Publisher :
Page : 1250 pages
File Size : 28,54 MB
Release : 1932
Category :
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Publisher :
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 27,3 MB
Release : 1852
Category : Lawyers
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