Texas Aggies go to war in service of their country /
Dethloff, Henry C.
Texas Aggies go to war in service of their country / [electronic resource] : Henry C. Dethloff with John A. Adams, Jr. ; foreword by George H.W. Bush. - Expanded ed. - College Station : Texas A&M University Press, [2008] - xiii, 457 p. : ill., maps, ports. - Centennial series of the Association of Former Students, Texas A&M University ; no. 104 . - Centennial series of the Association of Former Students, Texas A&M University ; no. 104. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preface -- The A&M College of Texas and the military tradition -- Cuba libre: Texas Aggies and the Spanish-American War -- Bordering on war -- Over there -- Between the wars, 1919-1941 -- We've never been licked -- Uncle Sam needs you! -- Counterattack -- North Africa to Italy -- From Normandy to the gates of Berlin -- War in the Pacific -- The impact of peace -- The Cold War -- Korea: the forgotten war -- From Korea to Vietnam: an end and a new beginning -- Vietnam: eye of the dragon -- A global commitment -- Desert Storm: Iraqi freedom -- A tradition of service: the civilian soldier -- The honor guard -- Appendices -- A. Ranks and grades (U.S. Armed Services) -- B. Army and Marine organization: levels of command -- Air Force organization: levels of command -- Navy organization: levels of command -- E. Aircraft identification and description -- F. Awards and medals of honor -- Notes -- Glossary -- Index.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
9781603444101 (electronic bk.)
Texas A & M University--Alumni and alumnae.
Texas A & M University--Students.
Military education--Texas.
Soldiers--United States.
United States--Armed Forces--Recruiting, enlistment, etc.
Electronic books.
U430.T37 / D48 2008
355.0092/2764
Texas Aggies go to war in service of their country / [electronic resource] : Henry C. Dethloff with John A. Adams, Jr. ; foreword by George H.W. Bush. - Expanded ed. - College Station : Texas A&M University Press, [2008] - xiii, 457 p. : ill., maps, ports. - Centennial series of the Association of Former Students, Texas A&M University ; no. 104 . - Centennial series of the Association of Former Students, Texas A&M University ; no. 104. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preface -- The A&M College of Texas and the military tradition -- Cuba libre: Texas Aggies and the Spanish-American War -- Bordering on war -- Over there -- Between the wars, 1919-1941 -- We've never been licked -- Uncle Sam needs you! -- Counterattack -- North Africa to Italy -- From Normandy to the gates of Berlin -- War in the Pacific -- The impact of peace -- The Cold War -- Korea: the forgotten war -- From Korea to Vietnam: an end and a new beginning -- Vietnam: eye of the dragon -- A global commitment -- Desert Storm: Iraqi freedom -- A tradition of service: the civilian soldier -- The honor guard -- Appendices -- A. Ranks and grades (U.S. Armed Services) -- B. Army and Marine organization: levels of command -- Air Force organization: levels of command -- Navy organization: levels of command -- E. Aircraft identification and description -- F. Awards and medals of honor -- Notes -- Glossary -- Index.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
9781603444101 (electronic bk.)
Texas A & M University--Alumni and alumnae.
Texas A & M University--Students.
Military education--Texas.
Soldiers--United States.
United States--Armed Forces--Recruiting, enlistment, etc.
Electronic books.
U430.T37 / D48 2008
355.0092/2764