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Author : Robert L. Wagner
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN : UOM:39015008778436
Author : Bruce Brager
Publisher : Eakin Press
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2023-05-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781681793252
Here is an encompassing and insightful history of the distinguished 36th Division, which traces back to the 1870s and officially formed for World War I. In the Second World War, the 36th led the first contested Allied landing in Europe and gave the Fifth Army “the key” to Rome. Readers interested in early Texas and Western history, the Civil War, Reconstruction, the world wars, and the continuing debate over the best structure for the American military, will enjoy this exciting adventure story. The 36th Division was formed in 1917, just after the United States entered World War I. The division's documented ancestors in the Texas National Guard, the Texas Volunteer Guard, and the Texas militia trace back to the 1870s. The tradition in which the 36th played so great a part even predates the 1836 defense of the Alamo. This history explores the division's origins and also goes "over there" with the 36th for combat in World War I, chronicles the division in state National Guard service between the world wars, and witnesses its federalization in 1940, followed by combat training in 1940-1942 and combat action in Italy and France during the Second World War.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1949
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN : LCCN:86122694
Author : United States. Army. Infantry Division, 36th. Pictorial History Team
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1946
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN : OCLC:978799535
Author : Robert L. Wagner
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:464129946
Author : Fred L. Walker
Publisher : Savas Publishing
Page : 457 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2014-06-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781940669489
This remarkable and very rare memoir discusses the bloody combat history of the Texas National Guard 36th Infantry Division in World War II, from pre-embarkation training through the capture of Rome. The perspective, as seen through the eyes of its author, General Fred Walker, is refreshing for its refusal to rely upon hindsight and revisionist history. Walker led a division longer than any other American officer during World War II. The 36th earned a formidable reputation—and paid a high price for that distinction. Only five divisions in the entire U.S. Army suffered more casualties than the 36th during the course of the war. Some of the division’s fighting included the hard battles of Salerno and Monte Cassino. The 36th was assigned an assault river crossing at the Rapido to outflank the Cassino position and although several companies made it to the far bank, their tank support failed to cross the river. A German panzer grenadier counterattack pushed the infantry of the 36th back across the river with heavy losses. General Mark Clark, the 5th Army Commander, in what appeared to be an effort to scapegoat, relieved several key 36th division officers, although General Walker was retained as its commanding general. After the allies captured Rome, Walker was reassigned to command the Infantry School at Fort Benning. Includes a special guest Preface by Jeffrey W. Hunt, Director of the Texas Military Forces Museum, illustrations, photographs, maps. 504 pages.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2023-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798869005489
This book contains 48 color pages taken from the World War 1 original. It contains a summary history of the Division, list of comprising sub-units, facts & figures, and over thirty pages of images from the war.
Author : Capt Ben H. Chastaine
Publisher : Pantianos Classics
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-13
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1789874858
The 36th Infantry division saw intense combat in World War One - the story of their training and battles in France is enwoven with rich anecdotes and details of the conflict. Trained in Texas at Camp Bowie, much of the Corps' exercises were orientated around the realities of the Western Front: digging trenches, bayonet practice, and use of the rifle. The arrival of the fresh units of American troops in France in the autumn of 1917 is eye-opening; much of the front was in poor condition, worn down by more than three years of stagnant warfare and horrific losses. The 36th and other divisions invigorated the Allied war effort; their enthusiasm and determination, and their solidarity with the local French citizens, gave hope that victory was near. Yet the 36th and their companion divisions would fight for over a year: the new technology introduced to the front is described, as is the emergence of the Spanish Flu pandemic. The German army mounted a dogged defense, yet their ebbing resources and sheer manpower of the Allies made their situation ever more difficult. Amid the chaos of the front lines, German prisoners are taken on several occasions, with many appearing relieved and glad of their capture. The author, Captain Ben H. Chastaine, accompanies his narrative with some forty photographs, allowing the reader to better visualize the events he evocatively describes.
Author : John Pearce
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2021-11-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1649670052
Sulphur Springs native Frank Webster Pearce was a soldier in Texas' own 36th Infantry Division and the 111th Engineer Combat Battalion. The Division's story has been told before, but never from start to finish by a combat engineer, whose footprints stirred the sands of three invasion beaches, wallowed through the mud, and trudged in the snow of every battle. From training in the United States to the war's end in Austria, Pearce chronicled it all.. With the combination of diary, numerous letters home, and official division reports, this is the most complete look ever produced on the 111th Engineers and their war against Hitler's Germany. This is a primary account written daily as the events unfolded. It was the war years. Here you find out how to properly bury a man in the water soaked Italian soil, a fool proof way to smuggle liquor from the US to the soldiers overseas, the foul stench of death reeking across the battlefield, and the beauty of exploding artillery shells in the night sky. These are his thoughts and letters as he wrote them--raw and unfiltered.
Author : Robert Léon Wagner
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1061043601
Author : Lee Carraway Smith
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : History
ISBN : WISC:89058483504
History of the Rapido River Battle in Italy during World War II from the viewpoint of over one hundred combat soldiers from the 36th Division known as the "T Patchers."
Author : Lonnie J. White
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105019239651
A comprehensive examination of the entire history of the 90th Division.
Author : Dave Gutierrez
Publisher : Westholme Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : History
ISBN : 1594163286
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 : Ben-Hur Chastaine
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1920
Category : World War, 1914-1918
ISBN : HARVARD:32044088017900
Author : Joseph G. Dawson
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Texas
ISBN : 1603441972
In this first scholarly collection to focus on Texas' military heritage, prominent authors reevaluate famous personalities, reassess noted battles and units, call for new historical points to be considered, and bring fresh perspectives to such matters as the interplay of fiction, film, and historical understanding.