Download or read book This Miserable Pride of a Soldier written by William Stanhope Foster and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jackson and Brown (both history, Florida A&M U.) assemble an anthology of 37 essays, historical documents, songs, and poems about African American history in Florida since 1513. Items relate to Spanish Florida, the Antebellum era, the Civil War and Reconstruction, the Gilded Age through the Progressive era, the World Wars, post-war, and during the civil rights era to the present. Historians examine blacks in seventeenth-century Florida, slavery, lynching, medicine, women in education and industry, Booker T. Washington, black student consciousness, segregation, the Tallahassee bus protest, and the 2000 presidential election. Excerpts from documents by significant figures such as W.E.B. Du Bois, James Weldon Johnson, and Zora Neale Hurston are included. Annotation :2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).
Download or read book A Soldier s Pride written by MAURICE. PRINCE and published by . This book was released on 2014-03-28 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Only a couple weeks into his tour in Iraq, Maurice Prince, Blackhawk Pilot and M.D., celebrates his 41st birthday a world away from the states. Being separated from his fiancee is hard enough, but between the relentless Iraqi heat, a soldier with a suspicious back injury, and the constant sounds of mortars exploding nearby, Prince is left questioning his resolve, and wondering - how much is he really willing to sacrifice for his country?
Download or read book Proud of What I Was a Soldier written by Richard Dan Hill and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2011-11-17 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anyone who ever served in the military can tell a similar story. The circumstances change and the names are different, but when you deal with young soldiers anything is probable. Hill tells the reader about many of these young men and women in some very funny situations. He also details what it is like to be the commander of a unit with 200 or more of these soldiers, in peacetime and in war. In telling the story of his long and varied career, he offers some real leadership gems that carry over to industry. As one observer quipped, every Lieutenant should read this book before spending a day with troops; he will either resign his commission or stay in the military until they kick him out. The author refers to the family members of military members as the real heroes in the military. You will gain a whole new appreciation of what it is like to be an Army spouse. Hill and his wife, Carla, moved 16 times during his 24 year career. Once children came along, it meant new adventures, along with new schools and new friends. The term Army Brat is worn with pride, but it is a title that is hard earned. One knows that military families are nomads, but the author explains how assignments happen and the consequences of decisions on careers and promotion. He tells the reader about dealing with the ubiquitous assignment offi cer. The citizen who has never been around the military will learn a great deal about the inner workings of the career Army Officer and those who support them. You will laugh out loud at some of these tales and cry when you learn about the sacrifices these soldiers and the families make. You will swell with pride when you hear how some of these men respond from unspeakable adversity. Hill is unabashedly proud of all veterans and as the title states, he is proud of his many years of serviceHe is Proud of What he wasA soldier.
Download or read book Soldier s Pride written by Shanae Johnson and published by Heartspell Media, LLC. This book was released on with total page 71 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When love takes the stage, it outshines the competition. Tyrone Hopkins, a dedicated soldier and single dad, faces his toughest mission yet: raising his twin daughters alone after the loss of his beloved wife. Struggling to connect with their girly interests, Tyrone finds an unlikely ally in the person he least expects—his late wife's twin sister; the woman who seems to challenge him at every turn. Elise Jordan has always kept her distance from her brother-in-law, her icy demeanor hiding a whirlwind of emotions and a secret longing she's never dared to confess. Thrown together to support the twins' latest endeavor—a kiddie beauty pageant—Tyrone and Elise must navigate their turbulent past and undeniable chemistry. As the pageant lights glow, so does the spark between them, turning their once-cold war into a blaze of passion. But with the shadows of their past looming over them, can Tyrone and Elise break down the walls between them and build a new future for their patchwork family? Or will their fragile truce crumble under the weight of unspoken fears and unhealed wounds? Soldier's Pride is a heartwarming small town military romance that explores the power of love, loss and second chances. With the single dad and enemies-turned-ally tropes at its core, this story will sweep you away and leave you rooting for Elise and Tyrone's happily ever after.
Download or read book American Soldiers written by Peter S. Kindsvatter and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some warriors are drawn to the thrill of combat and find it the defining moment of their lives. Others fall victim to fear, exhaustion, impaired reasoning and despair. This book synthesizes the wartime experiences of American soldiers, from the doughboys of World War I to the grunts of Vietnam. Focusing on both soldiers and marines, it draws on histories and memoirs, oral histories, psychological and sociological studies and even fiction to show that their experiences remain fundamentally the same regardless of the enemy, terrain, training or weaponry.
Download or read book For Cause and Comrades written by James M. McPherson and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1997-04-03 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: General John A. Wickham, commander of the famous 101st Airborne Division in the 1970s and subsequently Army Chief of Staff, once visited Antietam battlefield. Gazing at Bloody Lane where, in 1862, several Union assaults were brutally repulsed before they finally broke through, he marveled, "You couldn't get American soldiers today to make an attack like that." Why did those men risk certain death, over and over again, through countless bloody battles and four long, awful years ? Why did the conventional wisdom -- that soldiers become increasingly cynical and disillusioned as war progresses -- not hold true in the Civil War? It is to this question--why did they fight--that James McPherson, America's preeminent Civil War historian, now turns his attention. He shows that, contrary to what many scholars believe, the soldiers of the Civil War remained powerfully convinced of the ideals for which they fought throughout the conflict. Motivated by duty and honor, and often by religious faith, these men wrote frequently of their firm belief in the cause for which they fought: the principles of liberty, freedom, justice, and patriotism. Soldiers on both sides harkened back to the Founding Fathers, and the ideals of the American Revolution. They fought to defend their country, either the Union--"the best Government ever made"--or the Confederate states, where their very homes and families were under siege. And they fought to defend their honor and manhood. "I should not lik to go home with the name of a couhard," one Massachusetts private wrote, and another private from Ohio said, "My wife would sooner hear of my death than my disgrace." Even after three years of bloody battles, more than half of the Union soldiers reenlisted voluntarily. "While duty calls me here and my country demands my services I should be willing to make the sacrifice," one man wrote to his protesting parents. And another soldier said simply, "I still love my country." McPherson draws on more than 25,000 letters and nearly 250 private diaries from men on both sides. Civil War soldiers were among the most literate soldiers in history, and most of them wrote home frequently, as it was the only way for them to keep in touch with homes that many of them had left for the first time in their lives. Significantly, their letters were also uncensored by military authorities, and are uniquely frank in their criticism and detailed in their reports of marches and battles, relations between officers and men, political debates, and morale. For Cause and Comrades lets these soldiers tell their own stories in their own words to create an account that is both deeply moving and far truer than most books on war. Battle Cry of Freedom, McPherson's Pulitzer Prize-winning account of the Civil War, was a national bestseller that Hugh Brogan, in The New York Times, called "history writing of the highest order." For Cause and Comrades deserves similar accolades, as McPherson's masterful prose and the soldiers' own words combine to create both an important book on an often-overlooked aspect of our bloody Civil War, and a powerfully moving account of the men who fought it.
Download or read book Proud of what I Was a Soldier written by Richard Dan Hill and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2011 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anyone who ever served in the military can tell a similar story. The circumstances change and the names are different, but when you deal with young soldiers anything is probable. Hill tells the reader about many of these young men and women in some very funny situations. He also details what it is like to be the commander of a unit with 200 or more of these soldiers, in peacetime and in war. In telling the story of his long and varied career, he offers some real leadership gems that carry over to industry. As one observer quipped, "every Lieutenant should read this book before spending a day with troops; he will either resign his commission or stay in the military until they kick him out". The author refers to the family members of military members as the real heroes in the military. You will gain a whole new appreciation of what it is like to be an Army spouse. Hill and his wife, Carla, moved 16 times during his 24 year career. Once children came along, it meant new adventures, along with new schools and new friends. The term Army Brat is worn with pride, but it is a title that is hard earned. One knows that military families are nomads, but the author explains how assignments happen and the consequences of decisions on careers and promotion. He tells the reader about dealing with the ubiquitous assignment offi cer. The citizen who has never been around the military will learn a great deal about the inner workings of the career Army Officer and those who support them. You will laugh out loud at some of these tales and cry when you learn about the sacrifices these soldiers and the families make. You will swell with pride when you hear how some of these men respond from unspeakable adversity. Hill is unabashedly proud of all veterans and as the title states, he is proud of his many years of service He is Proud of What he was A soldier.
Download or read book Soldier of Change written by STEPHEN SNYDER-HILL and published by Potomac Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2014-09-15 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When ôDonÆt Ask, DonÆt Tell,ö the official U.S. policy on gays serving in the military, was repealed in September 2011, soldier Stephen Snyder-Hill (then Captain Hill) was serving in Iraq. Having endured years of this policy, which passively encouraged a culture of fear and secrecy for gay soldiers, Snyder-Hill submitted a video to a Republican primary debate (held two days after the repeal). In the video he asked for the RepublicansÆ thoughts regarding the repeal and their plans, if any, to extend spousal benefits to legally married gay and lesbian soldiers. His video was booed by the audience on national television. Soldier of Change captures not only the media frenzy that followed that moment, placing Snyder-Hill at the forefront of this modern civil rights movement, but also his twenty-year journey as a gay man in the army: from self-loathing to self-acceptance, to the most important battle of his lifeûprotecting the disenfranchised. Since that time, Snyder-Hill has traveled the country with his husband, giving interviews on major news networks and speaking at universities, community centers, and pride parades, a champion of LGBT equality.
Download or read book Pride in Defence written by Noah Riseman and published by Melbourne University. This book was released on 2020 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the Second World War the Australian military has undergone remarkable transformations in the way it has treated lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex service members: it has shifted from persecuting, hunting and discharging LGBTI members to embracing them as valued members who enhance the Force's capabilities. LGBTI people have served in the Australian military since its very beginnings, yet Australian Defence Force histories have been very slow to recognise this. Pride in Defence confronts that silence. It charts the changing policies and practices of the ADF, illuminating the experiences of LGBTI members in what was often a hostile institution. Drawing on over 140 interviews and previously unexamined documents, Pride in Defence features accounts of secret romances, police surveillance and traumatic discharges. At its centre are the courageous LGBTI members who served their country in the face of systemic prejudice. In doing so, they showed the power of diversity and challenged the ADF to make it a far stronger institution.
Download or read book Unit Pride written by John J. McAleer and published by Doubleday Books. This book was released on 1981 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book My Poems My Army Pride written by Joel Miller and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2005 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Poems reflective of time spent in the Army from 1961-1964.
Download or read book TRADOC Pamphlet TP 600 4 The Soldier s Blue Book written by United States Government Us Army and published by . This book was released on 2019-12-14 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This manual, TRADOC Pamphlet TP 600-4 The Soldier's Blue Book: The Guide for Initial Entry Soldiers August 2019, is the guide for all Initial Entry Training (IET) Soldiers who join our Army Profession. It provides an introduction to being a Soldier and Trusted Army Professional, certified in character, competence, and commitment to the Army. The pamphlet introduces Solders to the Army Ethic, Values, Culture of Trust, History, Organizations, and Training. It provides information on pay, leave, Thrift Saving Plans (TSPs), and organizations that will be available to assist you and your Families. The Soldier's Blue Book is mandated reading and will be maintained and available during BCT/OSUT and AIT.This pamphlet applies to all active Army, U.S. Army Reserve, and the Army National Guard enlisted IET conducted at service schools, Army Training Centers, and other training activities under the control of Headquarters, TRADOC.
Download or read book House Of Pride written by London and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-01-11 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Published in the year 2001, House of Pride is a valuable contribution to the field of Asian Studies.
Download or read book The House of Pride written by London J. and published by Рипол Классик. This book was released on with total page 107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jack London was an American novelist, journalist and social activist. Pioneering the genre of magazine fiction and prototyping science fiction, he became one of the first writers, who gained worldwide fame and a large fortune. This collection contains six amazing short stories like “Koolau the Leper,” “Good-bye, Jack,” “Aloha Oe,” and “The House of Pride” itself. For anyone interested in Hawaii history and culture, these stories are excellent.
Download or read book Soldier Repatriation written by Kaare Dahl Martinsen and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-04-01 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Soldier repatriation from Afghanistan has impacted debate about the war. This study highlights this impact with particular focus on Britain, Denmark and Germany. All three countries deployed soldiers soon after the 9/11 attacks, yet their role in Afghanistan and the casualty rates suffered, have been vastly different. This book looks at how their casualties influenced the framing of the war by analysing the political discourse about the casualties, how the media covered the repatriation and the burials, and how the dead were officially recognised and commemorated. Explaining how bodies count is not done exclusively by focusing on the political leadership and the media in the three countries, the response from the men and women in Afghanistan to the official framing of the war is given particular weight. Martinsen contributes to our understanding of European strategic culture by showing how countries respond to the same security challenges.
Download or read book The House of Pride written by Jack London and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-05-16 with total page 99 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The House of Pride Koolau the Leper Good-bye, Jack Aloha Oe Chun Ah Chun The Sheriff of Kona
