Known Kentucky Dead Of World War Ii
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Known Kentucky Dead Of World War Ii
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language : en
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Release Date : 1995
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The Unknown Dead
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Author : Peter Schrijvers
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Release Date : 2005-04-08
The Unknown Dead written by Peter Schrijvers and has been published by University Press of Kentucky this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-04-08 with History categories.
Traditional histories of the hard-fought Battle of the Bulge routinely include detailed lists of the casualties suffered by American, British, and German troops. Conspicuously lacking in most accounts, however, are references to the civilians in Belgium and Luxembourg who lost their lives in the same battle. Yet the most reliable current estimates calculate at approximately three thousand. the number of civilians who perished during the six weeks of fighting. Telling the stories of ordinary people caught up in the maelstrom of war, The Unknown Dead surveys this crucial battle and its consequences from an entirely new perspective. Renowned historian Peter Schrijvers, a native Belgian, describes in vivid detail the horrific war crimes committed by German military units on the front lines and by Nazi security services behind the battle lines, as well as the devastating effects of Allied responses to the enemy threat, including massive bombings of small towns. During the offensive, inhabitants of the villages of this region of Belgium lived in a state of chaos. Countless men, women, and children were killed in cold blood for aiding American soldiers, and the GIs themselves were often highly suspicious of German-speaking Belgians. Local services ground to a halt, and citizens formed volunteer groups to obtain water and meet other basic needs. Even after the violence had ended and the postwar reconstruction had begun, the small communities remained in turmoil. The countryside was dotted with abandoned land mines and explosives, and the emotional tension between civilians and battle hardened veterans often took years to dissipate. Based on recently discovered sources including numerous personal testimonies, municipal and parish records, and findings of the Belgian War Crimes Commission, The Unknown Dead vividly recounts the experiences of innocents in the violence of one of World War II's seminal battles.
Hidden History Of Kentucky Soldiers
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Author : Berry Craig
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2016-10-17
Hidden History Of Kentucky Soldiers written by Berry Craig and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-10-17 with History categories.
A look at the lesser-known heroics of Kentucky soldiers, from the French and Indian War to World War II. Daniel Boone is celebrated as a Kentucky frontiersman, but what about his service in the French and Indian War? Custer’s Last Stand in the Great Sioux War is legendary, but few remember Custer’s “next-to-last-stand” in Elizabethtown, where he was sent to suppress the Ku Klux Klan and hunt down moonshiners just before heading to the Montana Territory and into history. Join Kentucky historian Berry Craig as he unearths the forgotten heroics of Kentucky soldiers, beginning with the French and Indian War and ending with World War II. Featuring tales of warriors from a diverse range of backgrounds, Hidden History of Kentucky Soldiers honors generations of Kentuckians who put their lives on the line for their country.
U S Army Navy And Marine Prisoners Of World War Ii From Kentucky
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language : en
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Release Date : 2013
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Patriots Of Kentucky
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language : en
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Release Date : 1945
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The Second World War
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Author : Antony Beevor
language : en
Publisher: Back Bay Books
Release Date : 2012-06-05
The Second World War written by Antony Beevor and has been published by Back Bay Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-06-05 with History categories.
A masterful and comprehensive chronicle of World War II, by internationally bestselling historian Antony Beevor. Over the past two decades, Antony Beevor has established himself as one of the world's premier historians of WWII. His multi-award winning books have included Stalingrad and The Fall of Berlin 1945. Now, in his newest and most ambitious book, he turns his focus to one of the bloodiest and most tragic events of the twentieth century, the Second World War. In this searing narrative that takes us from Hitler's invasion of Poland on September 1st, 1939 to V-J day on August 14, 1945 and the war's aftermath, Beevor describes the conflict and its global reach -- one that included every major power. The result is a dramatic and breathtaking single-volume history that provides a remarkably intimate account of the war that, more than any other, still commands attention and an audience. Thrillingly written and brilliantly researched, Beevor's grand and provocative account is destined to become the definitive work on this complex, tragic, and endlessly fascinating period in world history, and confirms once more that he is a military historian of the first rank.
Patriots Of Kentucky World War Ii
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language : en
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This volume is dedicated to those Kentuckians who have died for their country in the Second World War. We are certain that the moving spirit of all these men and women is an expression of the certainty that consecrated devotion to democracy, as exemplified in what is called the American way of life, is worth all effort at preservation. Let us remember the unsung heroes who, by doing their job the best they knew how, made victory possible. Short days ago they lived and took life for granted. But war came, and they were called. It doesn;'t take long to make a soldier . . they learned war and learned it well, because they knew it would be a "fight to the finish" when the real test came. They learned to be brutal--kill or be killed. Things were suddenly different. It was then that they no longer took life for granted. It became something real and precious. The time finally came; they were ready; they were sent across. They suffered the stench of the Solomons, the cold of Alaska. They stormed Tunis. Kill or be killed! They weren't taught to kill here at home, and it was pretty tough at first to go against all those talks about world peace and the brotherhood of man. But then they'd think about all of us still at home, and it seemed as if they were responsible for our safety and the safety of the world for years to come. They would grit their teeth and try a little bit harder. Then their number came up and they died . . . in foxholes, in snowdrifts, on a hot dessert. And we won't forget their part in this "unfinished business." "Dedication from book".
Kentucky National Guard History
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Author : Joseph Richard Craft
language : en
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Release Date : 199?
Kentucky National Guard History written by Joseph Richard Craft and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 199? with categories.
Committed To Victory
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Author : Richard E. Holl
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015
Committed To Victory written by Richard E. Holl and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with Kentucky categories.
This work offers a comprehensive examination of Kentucky's civilian sector during World War II. Revealing the struggles and triumphs of civilians during World War II, Holl illuminates the personal costs of the war, the black market for rationed foods and products, and even the inspiration that coach Adolph Rupp and the University of Kentucky basketball team offered to a struggling state.
Battlefire
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Author : Arthur L. Kelly
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1997
Battlefire written by Arthur L. Kelly and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Col. Arthur L. Kelly, a veteran of WWII, Korea, and Vietnam, interviewed more than 100 veterans over the course of a decade. From that important collection, amplified with historical background, come these stories of men who endured severe and sustained combat situations. 39 b&w illustrations.