The Aztec Eagles

Author : Walte Zapotoczny Jr
Publisher : Fonthill Media
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2019-12-08
Category : History
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Aztec Eagles by Walte Zapotoczny Jr Pdf

Few would list Mexico as an ally of the US during the Second World War. Sadly, Mexico s aid to the US has been largely ignored by historians and is mostly absent from American history books. When Mexican aviators had the opportunity to show their courage in battle, they did so with valour. General Douglas MacArthur commended the pilots and 150 support personnel. The thirty-one pilots of Mexican Expeditionary Force 201st Fighter Squadron flew missions supporting troops in the Philippines and sorties over Formosa. The Aztec Eagles helped the Allies defeat Japan, end the isolationism of Mexico and paved the way for important agreements between the United States and Mexico. They helped modernise the Mexican Air Force and demonstrated that Mexico could mount a successful expeditionary force. Significant as these achievements were, perhaps the unit s most important legacy is that the Aztec Eagles fought for dignity, creating pride throughout their homeland. That pride endures and is evident today as the story of the Aztec Eagles can be heard across the nation.

Author : Dorinda Makanaōnalani Stagner Nicholson
Publisher : Lee & Low Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1600604404

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The School the Aztec Eagles Built by Dorinda Makanaōnalani Stagner Nicholson Pdf

A photo-illustrated book about the Aztec Eagles, Mexico's World War II Air Force squadron interwoven with the story of Sergeant Angel Bocanegra, whose service was rewarded with the building of a school in his village.

Author : Gustavo Vázquez Lozano
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2019-04-20
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0997085886

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201st Squadron by Gustavo Vázquez Lozano Pdf

In April of 1945, just before the end of the Second World War, Mexico sent an air contingent to fight shoulder-to-shoulder with the Allied Forces: the 201st Fighter Squadron. The six-year war that had wrought so much havoc would be over in just three months: the group of Mexican pilots flew through the last, rapidly-closing gap in order to finish on the side of the victors. The thirty pilots who made up the air squadron did not fight Nazi Germany or Italian fascism, but Japanese imperialism in Luzon and Formosa. The mission dripped with symbolism: during colonial times, the Philippines had been administrated from New Spain (modern-day Mexico), and there were multiple cultural and social links between the two peoples. The best of the Mexican Air Force arrived in the Far East to form part of the end of the biggest naval battle in history, under the command of the legendary General Douglas MacArthur. The great adventure of the 201st Squadron was a hastily-added footnote; a small Mexican coda on a worldwide conflagration that was already coming to an end. Back home, the exploits of the thirty pilots in charge of those Republic P-47 Thunderbolts had society in a state of excitement, and the faraway location lent any news of them a heroic, legendary air. Upon their return from the front, they were greeted triumphantly in Mexico City. But once the frenzy had passed, the young pilots were forgotten. Their triumph lay not in the bombs they dropped on Luzon and Formosa, nor in the homages paid to them at home, nor in the kisses planted on them by young Filipina women, immortalized in iconic black-and-white photographs. Their greatest achievement was somewhat less ostentatious, but more enduring: the 201st Squadron enabled Mexico to join the ranks of nations who lost sons on the battlefield. The sacrifice of those who fought against the Japanese empire earned Mexico the respect of conquering powers and bought the country a one-way ticket to modernity, a voice in global post-war negotiations and, above all, an improvement to its hitherto hostile relationship with the US. This is the story, told for the first time, of the 201st Squadron, and the thirty pilots who won their place to fight in the skies and contribute, albeit modestly, to the fall of the Rome-Berlin-Tokyo Axis. Using unedited sources, declassified reports, old military files, and the testimonies of pilots and other contemporary witnesses, this book revives important characters, the missions, heroic facts, and tragedies, and analyzes the legacy of the 201st Squadron like never before.

Author : Santiago A. Flores
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Page : 500 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2019-09-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781913118396

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Mexicans at War by Santiago A. Flores Pdf

The untold story of Mexican aviators in WWII, including their role in the Battle of the Philippines, is revealed in this illustrated military history. When Mexico’s neighbor to the north entered World War II, German U-Boats began haunting the North American coastline. And when the Kriegsmarine torpedoed Mexican tankers, the young republic was drawn into the global conflict. At first, Mexico was forced to defend its coastline and shipping with general purpose biplanes. But it quickly organized a modern aviation force equal to the task. The newly formed Mexican Naval Aviation established its first squadron to patrol the Gulf of Mexico. Meanwhile, the Mexican Air Force experienced its most rapid growth since it was established in 1915. In 1944, it sent combat pilots to fight alongside the U.S. in the liberation of the Philippines. Even before Mexico’s official involvement, Mexican nationals were volunteering for the Allied air forces of the British Commonwealth and the Free French naval and air forces. Using photos and archival testimony, Mexicans at War sheds much-needed light on Mexican involvement in the Second World War. The introduction also provides a detailed overview of Mexican military aviation from the Mexican Revolution to WWII.

Author : Mary Kay Vaughan,Stephen Lewis
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2006-03-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9780822387527

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The Eagle and the Virgin by Mary Kay Vaughan,Stephen Lewis Pdf

When the fighting of the Mexican Revolution died down in 1920, the national government faced the daunting task of building a cohesive nation. It had to establish control over a disparate and needy population and prepare the country for global economic competition. As part of this effort, the government enlisted the energy of artists and intellectuals in cultivating a distinctly Mexican identity. It devised a project for the incorporation of indigenous peoples and oversaw a vast, innovative program in the arts. The Eagle and the Virgin examines the massive nation-building project Mexico undertook between 1920 and 1940. Contributors explore the nation-building efforts of the government, artists, entrepreneurs, and social movements; their contradictory, often conflicting intersection; and their inevitably transnational nature. Scholars of political and social history, communications, and art history describe the creation of national symbols, myths, histories, and heroes to inspire patriotism and transform workers and peasants into efficient, productive, gendered subjects. They analyze the aesthetics of nation building made visible in murals, music, and architecture; investigate state projects to promote health, anticlericalism, and education; and consider the role of mass communications, such as cinema and radio, and the impact of road building. They discuss how national identity was forged among social groups, specifically political Catholics, industrial workers, middle-class women, and indigenous communities. Most important, the volume weighs in on debates about the tension between the eagle (the modernizing secular state) and the Virgin of Guadalupe (the Catholic defense of faith and morality). It argues that despite bitter, violent conflict, the symbolic repertoire created to promote national identity and memory making eventually proved capacious enough to allow the eagle and the virgin to coexist peacefully. Contributors. Adrian Bantjes, Katherine Bliss, María Teresa Fernández, Joy Elizabeth Hayes, Joanne Hershfield, Stephen E. Lewis, Claudio Lomnitz, Rick A. López, Sarah M. Lowe, Jean Meyer, James Oles, Patrice Olsen, Desmond Rochfort, Michael Snodgrass, Mary Kay Vaughan, Marco Velázquez, Wendy Waters, Adriana Zavala

Author : Gustavo Vázquez Lozano
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2019-05-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0983637687

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201st Squadron by Gustavo Vázquez Lozano Pdf

Author : Frances F. Berdan,Michael E. Smith
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2020-12-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521516365

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Everyday Life in the Aztec World by Frances F. Berdan,Michael E. Smith Pdf

This book offers views of Aztec lives and their interactions in rituals, markets, courts, and on the battlefield.

Author : Manuel Aguilar-Moreno
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : History
ISBN : 9780195330830

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Handbook to Life in the Aztec World by Manuel Aguilar-Moreno Pdf

Describes daily life in the Aztec world, including coverage of geography, foods, trades, arts, games, wars, political systems, class structure, religious practices, trading networks, writings, architecture and science.

Author : Carlos Saldana
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2017-09-27
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1977754813

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Burrito Adventurer 1 by Carlos Saldana Pdf

(Full Color) Burrito Adventurer #1 - 201st SQUADRON: WWII Mexican Expeditionary Air Force - Set in World War Two, Burrito, with companion Adelita, fly a dangerous mission over the Philippines to supply the native resistance. They are helped by the little known "Aztec Eagles" of the Mexican Air Force, the only Mexican armed forces to battle on foreign shores.

Author : Duncan Tonatiuh
Publisher : Abrams
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2019-09-03
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781683356196

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Soldier for Equality by Duncan Tonatiuh Pdf

The incredible story of one man’s fight for Mexican-American civil rights, from award-winning picture book creator Duncan Tonatiuh A 2020 Pura Belpré Author Honor Book! José de la Luz Sáenz (Luz) believed in fighting for what was right. Though born in the United States, Luz often faced prejudice because of his Mexican heritage. Determined to help his community, even in the face of discrimination, he taught school—children during the day and adults in the evenings. When World War I broke out, Luz joined the army, as did many others. His ability to quickly learn languages made him an invaluable member of the Intelligence Office in Europe. However, Luz found that prejudice followed him even to war, and despite his efforts, he often didn’t receive credit for his contributions. Upon returning home to Texas, he joined with other Mexican American veterans to create the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), which today is the largest and oldest Latinx civil rights organization. Using his signature illustration style and Luz’s diary entries from the war, award-winning author and illustrator Duncan Tonatiuh tells the story of a Mexican American war hero and his fight for equality.

Author : Daniel Garrison Brinton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1887
Category : Aztec language
ISBN : HARVARD:TZ1J3H

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Ancient Nahuatl Poetry by Daniel Garrison Brinton Pdf

Author : Samuel Ortega
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2015-07-22
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1515139174

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The Men of Company E Toughest Chicano Soldiers of World War II by Samuel Ortega Pdf

Author : Dave Gutierrez
Publisher : Westholme Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : History
ISBN : 1594163286

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Patriots from the Barrio by Dave Gutierrez Pdf

Named One of the 24 Best History Books of All Time by Book Riot The Inspiring True Story of a Segregated Unit Whose Exploits Underscore the Forgotten Latino Contribution to the Allied Victory in World War II As a child, Dave Gutierrez hung on every word his father recalled about his cousin Ramon, "El Sancudo" (the mosquito), and his service in World War II, where he earned a Silver Star, three Purple Hearts, and escaped from the Germans twice. Later, Dave decided to find out more about his father's cousin, and in the course of his research he discovered that Ramon Gutierrez was a member of Company E, 141st Infantry, a part of the 36th "Texas" Division that was comprised entirely of Mexican Americans--the only such unit in the entire U.S. Army. The division landed at Salerno, Italy, in 1943, among first American soldiers to set foot in Europe. In the ensuing months, Company E and the rest of the 36th would battle their way up the mountainous Italian peninsula against some of Nazi Germany's best troops. In addition to the merciless rain, mud, and jagged peaks, swift cold rivers crisscrossed the region, including the Rapido, where Company E would face its greatest challenge. In an infamous episode, the 36th Division was ordered to cross the Rapido despite reports that the opposite bank was heavily defended. In the ensuing debacle, the division was ripped apart, and Company E sustained appalling casualties. The company rebounded and made the storied landings at Anzio and ultimately invaded southern France for a final push into Germany. The men of Company E distinguished themselves as rugged fighters capable of warring amid the rubble of destroyed villages and in the devastated countryside. Based on extensive archival research and veteran and family accounts, Patriots from the Barrio: The Story of Company E, 141st Infantry: The Only All Mexican American Army Unit in World War II brings to life the soldiers whose service should never have gone unrecognized for so long. With its memorable personalities, stories of hope and immigration, and riveting battle scenes, this beautifully written book is a testament to the shared beliefs of all who have fought for the ideals of the American flag.

Author : Franklin Benjamin
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 78 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2018-10-05
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1727578090

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The Power of an Eagle by Franklin Benjamin Pdf

Isaiah 40:28-31 (KJV) Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall: But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint Man for many years have taken Eagles as a symbol of beauty, bravery, courage, honor, pride, determination and grace. What makes this bird so important and symbolic to humanity is its characteristics. These 7 important characteristics of the Eagle has been closely associated to leadership and is widely researched and the facts accepted globally. For centuries, these seemingly larger-than-life birds have fascinated and inspired us with their brilliant leadership characteristics. When eagles come to mind, people commonly imagine an enormous hunter soaring above wide-open spaces on out-sized wings. Indeed, eagles are among the world's largest birds of prey. We venerate them as living symbols of power, freedom, and transcendence. In some religions, these creatures are believed to touch the face of God. Legend holds that Mexico's Aztec civilizations so revered the birds that they built Tenochtitlan, their capital, at the spot where an eagle perched on a cactus. This bird is important and symbolic to humanity because of its characteristics. You that is reading this book right now might be one of these eagles being raised up by the Lord. Study this eagle analogy very carefully, as I believe the Lord is giving all of us a very powerful and profound insight.

Author : Greg Stout
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Railroads
ISBN : 0965904032

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Route of the Eagles by Greg Stout Pdf

Presents a thoroughly researched look at Missouri Pacific's streamlined passenger train era, which lasted from 1940 to 1971.