Little Minnesota In World War Ii

Author : Jill A. Johnson,Deane L. Johnson
Publisher : Adventure Publications
Page : 951 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2017-09-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781591937579

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Little Minnesota in World War II by Jill A. Johnson,Deane L. Johnson Pdf

During World War II, a total of 165 men from Minnesota’s smallest towns gave their lives for our country. Several were awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, Distinguished Flying Cross, Silver Star, and Bronze Star. All received the award no one wanted: the Purple Heart. Most of their stories have never been told publicly. Little Minnesota in World War II, by Jill A. Johnson and Deane L. Johnson, honors these brave men from the smallest rural towns. From John Emery (who died December 7, 1941, on board the USS Arizona) to Herman Thelander (who was lost in the Bermuda Triangle, a mystery unsolved to this day), this unique book allows you to experience the war through personal accounts of the men and their families. With photos from the war, scans of actual letters, journal excerpts, and family memories, this one-of-a-kind book brings history to life and will make you feel prouder than ever to be Minnesotan.

Author : Jill A. Johnson,Deane L. Johnson
Publisher : Adventure Publications
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2017-09-26
Category : History
ISBN : 1591935539

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Little Minnesota in World War II by Jill A. Johnson,Deane L. Johnson Pdf

This unique book allows readers to experience World War II through personal accounts, photos from the war, scans of actual letters, journal excerpts, and family memories of men from Minnesota's smallest towns who served and sacrificed.

Author : Jill A. Johnson
Publisher : Adventure Publications
Page : 1145 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2011-11-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9781591935100

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Little Minnesota by Jill A. Johnson Pdf

They're Minnesota's smallest towns, but they have huge character! Experience the rich stories, histories and cultures of 100 charming small towns, with populations from 5 to 141. And meet the friendly people who call these places home. Each entry in the book features folks who know what it means to help their neighbors and locales that range from quaint to historic. It's one book, and it's one hundred towns to love.

Author : Martin W Bowman
Publisher : Pen and Sword Aviation
Page : 469 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2019-07-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9781526746160

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D-Day Dakotas by Martin W Bowman Pdf

On 18 December 1935 when the first flight of the Douglas DC-3 took place, few could have imagined that it would become one of the world’s most celebrated aircraft of all time, not just as a commercial airliner but also as the C-47 military transport. When production ceased in the summer of 1945, a total of 10,926 had been built. This wonderfully versatile aircraft played a significant part in airborne operations around the world; but perhaps its most notable employment occurred during the June 1944 Normandy campaign. This important episode within the wider history of ‘D-Day' is enlivened here in classic fashion by Martin Bowman, in a narrative that features both extensive historical notes as well as deeply personal accounts of endurance and individual gallantry. This amplified account of events as they unfolded in the skies above France on D-Day (5/6 and 6/7 June, 1944) reveals the invaluable contribution these workhorses of World War II made to the overall success in Normandy. It follows the author’s comprehensive five part work published by Pen & Sword (Air War D-Day) that included a multitude of personal military accounts from both Allied and German personnel who took part in Operation ‘Overlord’ and the Normandy campaign.

Author : Dave Kenney
Publisher : Minnesota Historical Society Press
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : History
ISBN : 0873515064

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Minnesota Goes to War by Dave Kenney Pdf

Honors Minnesotans who faced war with equal amounts of determination and dread, courage and fear, in places as far away as the Pacific and Europe and as close as our hometown.

Author : Nancy Huddleston
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : History
ISBN : 9780738590554

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Savage by Nancy Huddleston Pdf

Savage's history is deep and diverse. It all started in 1852 when a small trading post was established at the mouth of the Credit River where it empties into the Minnesota River.

Author : Eric Dregni
Publisher : Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781402739088

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Weird Minnesota by Eric Dregni Pdf

Author : Sharon Schulte
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2009-09
Category : Minnesota
ISBN : 0878393447

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The Children Remember by Sharon Schulte Pdf

Many American children became well-acquainted with fear and grief during World War II. Even now, as senior citizens, they can vividly recall how the war affected them in their homeland as children. They were in the homes when the dreaded telegrams from the War Department arrived at their door. This book also gives voice to children who knew the value of sacrificing and working for the war effort. This collection of stories is over-due in the telling. Children were not untouched by the war.

Author : Peter Jaffe,Miriam Pollock
Publisher : Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2002-07-02
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0836851382

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Minnesota by Peter Jaffe,Miriam Pollock Pdf

Illustrations and text present the history, geography, people, politics and government, economy, and social life and customs of Minnesota, which is also known as "The North Star State."

Author : Jerry Carrier
Publisher : Algora Publishing
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2014-08-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781628940480

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Tapestry by Jerry Carrier Pdf

American culture is a rich and complex tapestry of colorful threads from at least five continents, and in recent decades increased immigration has meant that the pace of change is accelerating. It's time for us to get to know ourselves and really appreciate this rich, vast, and rapidly expanding culture. This book explores the contributions of Hispanic, Black, Native American, Oriental, Jewish and other cultures to a nation where many people still focus on the influences of Christian, capitalist, and ethnically European (particularly British) heritage. Written for a general audience, 'Tapestry' explores the myths of American culture and reveals surprising cultural roots including the fact that American democracy and representative government were inspired more by Native American ways than by the ancient Greeks and Romans. Capitalism has become an unchallenged idea, a cultural universal, and so dogmatic that coupled with Christianity it has become America's dominant religion. However, capitalism is a 19th-century concept created for the bygone industrial era. Now the system is showing decay. Unfortunately, America is an ethnocentric country whose jingoistic belief in its own exceptionalism may prevent needed change. American culture has been both inclusive and intolerant. Today it stands at a crossroad and must decide what road to take. Are we to enter a renaissance or a dark age?

Author : United States. Congress
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1398 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1968
Category : Law
ISBN : MSU:31293011645177

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Congressional Record by United States. Congress Pdf

The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session. The Congressional Record began publication in 1873. Debates for sessions prior to 1873 are recorded in The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States (1789-1824), the Register of Debates in Congress (1824-1837), and the Congressional Globe (1833-1873)

Author : Charlie Kunkel and Roy Evans
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 349 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2013-07-08
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781481739191

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Our Gohman Story by Charlie Kunkel and Roy Evans Pdf

This book shares the stories of 65 Gohman ancestors who grew up next to the Mississippi River in Central Minnesota. They are the third-generation members of the Gohman family that immigrated from Lower Saxony, Germany, to the United States in 1843 and migrated from Cincinnati to Minnesota in 1855. The first and second generations are introduced briefly. The lives of the Third-Generation spanned a period from 1868 to 1991, an amazing 123 years. Generally engaged as farmers, they were diverse personalities who responded to life experiences in diverse ways. They lived through times of both great prosperity and deep poverty. They experienced two world wars and dramatically changing technology. This generation of the Gohman family thrived as they adapted to the changes in their lives from the horse and buggy times to the days of the jet plane.

Author : Mark R. Weinberger
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2010-07-13
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9780762766024

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Minnesota Off the Beaten Path® by Mark R. Weinberger Pdf

Tired of the same old tourist traps? Whether you’re a visitor or a local looking for something different, let Minnesota Off the Beaten Path show you the North Star State you never knew existed. Ski, hike, or just relax at the Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center; visit a three-billion-year-old rock in Yellow Medicine County; or fill up at the world’s only Frank Lloyd Wright–designed service station in Carlton County. So if you’ve “been there, done that” one too many times, get off the main road and venture Off the Beaten Path.

Author : Hope Apple,Merle L. Jacob
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 481 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2000-10-10
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780313095986

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To Be Continued by Hope Apple,Merle L. Jacob Pdf

Keeping track of prolific authors who write fiction series was quite challenging for even the most ardent fan until To Be Continueddebuted in 1995. Noew, readers will be happy that the soon-to-be-released second edition has added 1,600 new books and 400 new series. To Be Continued, Second Edition, maintians the first volume's successful formula that featured concise A-to-Z entries packed with useful information, including titles, publishers, publication dates, genre categories, annotations, and subject terms. Among the genre categories that can be found in To Be Continued are romance, science fiction, crime novel, horror, adventure, fantasy, humor, western, war, Christian fiction, and others.

Author : Steve Rajtar,Frances Elizabeth Franks
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2015-07-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9781476612379

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War Monuments, Museums and Library Collections of 20th Century Conflicts by Steve Rajtar,Frances Elizabeth Franks Pdf

This unique state-by-state directory covers monuments, memorials, museums, markers, statues and library collections that relate to the veterans, weapons, vehicles, airplanes, victims or any other aspect of war in which the United States participated. While a site may have been created before 1900 (such as a fort), there must be some operational or historical tie to a twentieth century conflict to be included here. General collections, such as museums of aviation, are included if they house materials related to a twentieth century conflict. The coverage is so thorough that statues honoring veterans of the Civil War appear if veterans of later wars are on their rosters of honorees. Another example of the comprehensiveness of this compilation is in the inclusion of memorials to victims of war such as the Holocaust Museum in Houston, Texas. For each site, the following information is given: street address, phone number, website and email address (if applicable), days and hours of operation, admission fees, other necessary information, and a brief description of the site.