Texas And The Great War

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A Centennial Perspective On Texas In The Great War

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Author : Stephen S Cure
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2024

A Centennial Perspective On Texas In The Great War written by Stephen S Cure and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024 with History categories.

In 2017, the centennial of our nation's military entry into World War I provided the perfect opportunity to bring the war's historical lessons to a wider American and Texan audience. Working in tandem with national and grassroots organizations such as the United States World War One Centennial Commission and Texas World War I Centennial Commemoration Association, the Texas Historical Commission was tasked by the governor with coordinating the state's response to the centennial. This placed the agency in the unique position of being able to document fresh perspectives on the state's role in the conflict and its memorialization. In the United States, public memory of World War I remains weak, especially compared to other conflicts. A YouGov poll from 2014 revealed that while three quarters of Americans believed the history of World War I to be relevant today, only half could correctly name the year hostilities began and only a little more than a third knew when the United States entered the war. This lack of cultural memory is in stark contrast to the war's historical significance: empires fell and new nations were born, instability brought about yet another world war and ongoing conflict in the Middle East, and accelerated social reforms saw traditional conventions rejected and minority violence increase. The First World War is easily one of the most transformative and important events of world history. A Centennial Perspective on Texas in the Great War provides a record of the memorialization of World War I in Texas in 2017 as well as offering critical background on the importance of the conflict in the United States and Texas today.

Texas And World War I

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Author : Gregory W. Ball
language : en
Publisher: Fred Rider Cotten Popular Hist
Release Date : 2019

Texas And World War I written by Gregory W. Ball and has been published by Fred Rider Cotten Popular Hist this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019 with History categories.

On November 11, 1918, what was then called "the Great War" ended. The consequences of four years of warfare in Europe reverberated throughout the world, leaving few places untouched. Even though it was far from the scenes of conflict, Texas was forever changed, as historian Gregory W. Ball details in Texas and World War I. This accessible history recounts the ways in which the war affected Texas and Texans politically, socially, and economically. Texas's position on the United States border with Mexico and on the western edge of the American South profoundly influenced the ways in which the war affected the state, from fears of invasion from the across the Rio Grande--fears that put the state's significant German American population under suspicion--to the racial tensions that flared when African American soldiers challenged Jim Crow. When thousands of Texas men were drafted into the U.S. Army and the federal government developed a host of training grounds and airfields (many close to the state's burgeoning cities) in response to U.S. entry into the war, this heavily rural state that had long been outside the national mainstream was had become more "American" than ever before.

Texas And The Great War

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017

Texas And The Great War written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with Texas categories.

The University Of Texas And The Great War

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Author : John A. L. Scarborough
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1927

The University Of Texas And The Great War written by John A. L. Scarborough and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1927 with categories.

The 90th Division In World War I

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Author : Lonnie J. White
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1996

The 90th Division In World War I written by Lonnie J. White and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with History categories.

A comprehensive examination of the entire history of the 90th Division.

San Antonio In The Great War

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Author : John M. Manguso
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Library Editions
Release Date : 2014-06-09

San Antonio In The Great War written by John M. Manguso and has been published by Arcadia Library Editions this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-06-09 with History categories.

San Antonio, Texas, has been called "Military City USA" for many years. It earned this sobriquet not only by virtue of its major military installations but also because of its close and cordial relationship with the US Armed Forces. But in 1916, the year before America entered the Great War, all of that was still in the future. Fort Sam Houston was the largest US Army post in the country, but its attention was focused on the border with Mexico. This changed on April 6, 1917, as the United States needed to quickly raise an expeditionary army of three million men with its attendant air service and send it overseas. This volume portrays the growth of military facilities and infrastructure in San Antonio during World War I that started the Alamo City on the road to becoming "Military City USA."

The Great War 1914 18

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Author : R J Q Adams
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 1990-06-14

The Great War 1914 18 written by R J Q Adams and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990-06-14 with History categories.

The Great War is a collection of seven original essays and three critical comments by senior scholars dealing with the greatest conflict in modern history to its time - the 1914-18 World War. The Great War is edited by the distinguished historian of the First World War, R.J.Q.Adams.

The Thirty Sixth Infantry Division In The Great War

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2023-11

The Thirty Sixth Infantry Division In The Great War written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-11 with categories.

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.

Texas And Texans In The Great War

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Author : Ralph A. Wooster
language : en
Publisher: TX A&m-McWhiney Foundation
Release Date : 2009

Texas And Texans In The Great War written by Ralph A. Wooster and has been published by TX A&m-McWhiney Foundation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with History categories.

The outbreak of war in Europe in the summer of 1914 surprised Americans. Although most hoped to avoid involvement in the conflict, the German submarine campaign against shipping in the north Atlantic brought the United States into the war in April, 1917 as an ally of the British, French, Italians, and Russians. Before World War I ended in November 1918 the United States mobilized over four million men and suffered over 350,000 casualties, including 120,000 who were killed in action or died from disease. 200,000 Texans served in the American armed forces during what contemporaries called "the Great War." Over 5,000 Texans in uniform died during the conflict. Four Texans were awarded the Medal of Honor for gallantry in action. Several Texans received the Distinguished Service Cross, the Distinguished Service Medal, or the French Croix de Guerre. Three qualified as "aces" by shooting down five enemy aircraft. Military historian Ralph A. Wooster describes the role Texans played in the war, both overseas in the major battles and campaigns and on the home front producing the materials needed to carry on a modern war. He shows that the mobilization of the mind and spirit during the war kindled the growth of patriotism and brought Texans into the mainstream of American life for the first time since the American Civil War.

The Texas 36th Division

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Author : Bruce Brager
language : en
Publisher: Eakin Press
Release Date : 2023-04-15

The Texas 36th Division written by Bruce Brager and has been published by Eakin Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-04-15 with categories.

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.