Howard j leavitt (18 Ergebnisse)

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Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: fine. Fine in fine, bright, crisp dust jacket. Hardcover. 598 pp. with list of participants. Illustrated with photos. Quite difficult to find in this condition. Stories of U.S. marines of the Jewish faith who served duirng Wolrd War Two., Korea, and Vietnam. The recollections of saome 220 Marines are presented (including women and those in peacetime service); over 30 percent were killed or wounded in action. …

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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'There are probably thousands of books written by Jews and about Jews. Jewish novelists and historians are overrepresented in the world of literature. They have written on virtually every subject in the itinerary of the knowledge of Man: even in the field of the military.But literature of Jews in the military are in woefully short supply. The Holocaust is well documented. There are dozens of books and documentaries on this subject.But other than Holocaust literature, Jews in the armed forces of our country (and those of others) are rarely described. One would think that professional writers, historians, or researchers might have filled this gap. Butonly a few have taken on this most important task. Jewish-Americans have defended our country since the inception of the Republic, fighting, in some cases, in respectable numbers, in all of our conflicts. Not a few individuals have emerged as true heroes of the nation.OZ - Chronicles of Courage (as well as my other three books) attempts to correct this slight to our recognition and represents a frail effort to set the record straight In the book, untold stories of bravery and sacrifice are related of heroes of various conflicts, highlighting some that have been awarded our country''s decorations for heroism beyond that expected of all our fighting personnel. They deserve recognition. In OZ - Chronicles of Courage, I try to explain why.The last section is devoted to our personnel now fighting (or have retirned) in Iraq and Afghanistan. Conventional wisdom seems to convey the impression that Jews are not at all involved. Nothing could be further from the truth. Although numbers are impossible to ascertain, it is clear that Jewish-Americans have fought - and died - in the conflict, and not a few have emerged with honor and recognition.…

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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Which astronaut repaired the Hubble telescope during a walk in space Who was the model for the movie 'The Man Who Never Was ' What officer was responsible for the eradication of flogging in the U.S. Navy Who is the most decorated living U.S. Army veteran That the uncle of a world-famous entertainer won the Distinguished Service Cross in Korea What officer led the mission to rescue General Patton's son-in-law Who was the commanding officer of the famed WW II B-17 Rosie's Riveters Who commanded both the Atlantic and Pacific Fleets of the U.S. submarine forces What soldier, born in Lithuania, was the Commanding General of the U.S. Special Forces Who commanded the battleship Utah at Pearl Harbor and received the Navy Cross What French general was commended by Napoleon as '.one of the greatest of the great ' What general commanded the Australian forces in France in World War I Who was and remains the only dentist in the Army to win the Congressional Medal of Honor Who won both the Navy Cross and the Distinguished Service Cross in World War I Who won the Navy Cross during World War I and another during World War II What Navy surgeon received the Silver Star in Vietnam and is being considered for the Medal of Honor Who was one of the first nurses to die in Europe in WW II and is buried in a military cemetery in France What famous Los Angeles police officer and attorney won two Bronze Stars in Vietnam as a paratrooper Who was the Jewish chaplain who gave his life aboard the SS Dorchester to save American soldiers What Israeli astronaut was the youngest participant in the 1981 raid on the Osirak nuclear plant in Iraq.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - While Jewish-Americans have been in the forefront of our history since the inception of our Republic, little is known about Jews in the military. Dozens of stories of Jewish GI.

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