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Black Jack: The John J. Pershing Story, Bernard Mccoy

Bernard R. McCoy

I am currently in the research and fundraising stage of producing a documentary on WWI General John J. Pershing.

Many Americans know little of Pershing’s important contributions to mankind. Pershing’s story is one of overcoming great adversity through perseverance, discipline and tolerance.

We believe Pershing’s story serves Nebraska and America because it informs, educates and inspires people of every age.

Click on the link below to see a screener of the documentary.

“Hearts, Minds, And Herbicides: The Politics Of The Chemical War In Vietnam”, Edwin Martini

Edwin A. Martini

In the early years of U.S. involvement in Vietnam, the Departments of State and Defense battled over the decision to use chemical herbicides to defoliate the landscape and destroy enemy access crops. While the Pentagon won the initial battle, allowing herbicidal warfare to proceed, State’s concerns about program ultimately proved prophetic as the chemical war waged by the United States in Southeast Asia further alienated the Vietnamese villagers the program was ostensibly designed to protect. This essay moves beyond previous studies of Operation Ranch Hand by exploring the politics of the herbicidal warfare, and crop destruction in particular, from Washington …

Review Of Kathryn Welch, Magnus Pius: Sextus Pompeius And The Transformation Of The Roman Republic, Fred Drogula

Fred K. Drogula