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Author
Publisher
National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
x, 228 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
"Why We Serve commemorates the 2020 opening of the National Native American Veterans Memorial at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian, the first landmark in Washington, DC, to recognize the bravery and sacrifice of Native veterans. American Indians' history of military service dates to colonial times, and today, they serve at one of the highest rates of any ethnic group. Why We Serve explores the range of reasons why, from love of...
Author
Publisher
University of Oklahoma Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
xii, 243 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Taking a novel approach to the military history of the post-Civil War West, distinguished historian Robert M. Utley examines the careers of seven military leaders who served as major generals for the Union in the Civil War, then as brigadier generals in command of the U.S. Army's western departments. . . . While some of the book's subjects-notably Generals George Crook and Nelson A. Miles-are well known, most are no longer widely remembered. Yet their...
Author
Publisher
Ohio University Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
x, 123 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Through Thomas H. Begay's singular story, this richly illustrated biography for young readers describes aspects of Navajo history and culture and shows how a select group of Navajo soldiers used their native Dinae language to invent and operate a secretcommunications system that was crucial to a US victory in the Pacific during World War II"--
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