Bowling Green Civil War Round Table Newsletter (Aug. 2011),
2011
Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green Civil War Round Table Newsletter (Aug. 2011), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Bowling Green Civil War Round Table Newsletter
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With Our Backs To The Wall' : Entente Grand Strategy In 1918,
2011
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
With Our Backs To The Wall' : Entente Grand Strategy In 1918, Saxton Sain Wyeth
Graduate Theses and Dissertations
Facing a military defeat in the face of the 1918 German offensive on the Western Front, the armies of the Entente reorganized under a Supreme Commander. This shift to coordinated grand strategy in conjunction with Allied strategic disunity enabled the Entente to destroy the armies of the Quadruple Alliance on the battlefield and bring the Great War to a conclusion on November 11th, 1918.
Beneath The Surface: American Culture And Submarine Warfare In The Twentieth Century,
2011
University of Southern Mississippi
Beneath The Surface: American Culture And Submarine Warfare In The Twentieth Century, Matthew Robert Mcgrew
Master's Theses
Cultural perceptions guided the American use of submarines during the twentieth century. Feared as an evil weapon during the First World War, guarded as a dirty secret during the Second World War, and heralded as the weapon of democracy during the Cold War, the American submarine story reveals the overwhelming influence of civilian culture over martial practices. The following study examines the roles that powerful political and military elites, newspaper editors and Hollywood executives, and ordinary citizens – equal players in a game larger than themselves – assumed throughout the evolution of submerged warfare from 1914 to 1991. In each …
Beneath The Surface: American Culture And Submarine Warfare In The Twentieth Century,
2011
University of Southern Mississippi
Beneath The Surface: American Culture And Submarine Warfare In The Twentieth Century, Matthew Robert Mcgrew
Master's Theses
Cultural perceptions guided the American use of submarines during the twentieth century. Feared as an evil weapon during the First World War, guarded as a dirty secret during the Second World War, and heralded as the weapon of democracy during the Cold War, the American submarine story reveals the overwhelming influence of civilian culture over martial practices. The following study examines the roles that powerful political and military elites, newspaper editors and Hollywood executives, and ordinary citizens - equal players in a game larger than themselves - assumed throughout the evolution of submerged warfare from 1914 to 1991. In each …
Manassas: Heat Of The Moment,
2011
Gettysburg College
Manassas: Heat Of The Moment, John M. Rudy
Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public
Before I go any further, I need to make something clear: they tried. Oh, they tried so hard. The deck was stacked against them and they gave it the old Harvard try. Heat, a weekday and more... They tried so valiantly. But they came up short. [excerpt]
Baird, Charles C., 1911-2006 (Sc 2463),
2011
Western Kentucky University
Baird, Charles C., 1911-2006 (Sc 2463), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2463. Phonograph record with recorded letter from Charles Baird to Tom Baird in care of Scott Tobacco Company, Bowling Green, Kentucky. Mailing envelope is postmarked San Francisco, California and labeled: "This is a recorded message from your Man in Service." Both phonograph and cover note: "Courtesy of Pepsi Cola" and contain the company logo.
Richards, Frances, 1893-1991 (Mss 368),
2011
Western Kentucky University
Richards, Frances, 1893-1991 (Mss 368), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid for Manuscripts Collection 368. Letters written to Frances Richards, a faculty member in the English department of Western Kentucky State Teachers College (now Western Kentucky University) by students during their military service in World War II. Correspondents include both men and women in all branches and theaters of war, and some family members. This collection contains more than 700 items, a small sampling of which can be viewed by clicking on "Additional Files" below.
Small Wars Logistics: The Intervention In Haiti, 1915–1934,
2011
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Small Wars Logistics: The Intervention In Haiti, 1915–1934, Jenna Schutz
Department of History: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research
Tailored to a unit’s size, scope, and mission, logistics or the practical art of transporting and supplying military forces via air, land, and sea is at the heart of any military operation. During the late nineteenth century the United States became increasingly involved in low intensity conflicts throughout Latin America and the Philippines. The nature of small wars required not only military provisions, but also supplies to help stabilize countries. The 1915 intervention in Haiti by the U.S. Marine Corps and Navy is a prime case study for the flexible bifurcation of logistical efforts to support military and civic operations. …
The Octofoil, July/August/September 2011,
2011
College of the Holy Cross
The Octofoil, July/August/September 2011, Ninth Infantry Division Association
The Octofoil
The Octofoil is the offical publication of the Ninth Infantry Division Association, Inc., an organization formed by the officers and men of the 9th Infantry Division in order to perpetuate the memory of fallen comrades, preserve the esprit de corps of the Division, promote peace and serve as an information bureau about the 9th Infantry Division. The Association is made up of 9th Infantry veterans from WWII and Vietnam, spouses, widows and lineal descendants.
Huddleston, William A., 1833-1863 & Joseph Duley, 1836-1919 (Sc 2539),
2011
Western Kentucky University
Huddleston, William A., 1833-1863 & Joseph Duley, 1836-1919 (Sc 2539), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2539. Letter from William A. Huddleston and Joseph Duley to their in-laws, Squire and Sarah Raney, and letter from William A. Huddleston to his wife Lucinda. Written from Tennessee while the men were serving in the Union army, the letters describe Confederate movements, a battle at Sweeten’s Cove, the death of a comrade and the hardships of military life. Includes information on the Huddleston, Raney and Duley families.
Henry Wirz And Andersonville: The Career Of The Most Controversial Swiss American,
2011
Brigham Young University - Provo
Henry Wirz And Andersonville: The Career Of The Most Controversial Swiss American, Albert Winkler
Faculty Publications
Henry Wirz is the most controversial Swiss American. He was assigned to oversee the Andersonville Prison during the Civil War, and he was blamed for the high death rate in that prison even though he had no means of getting additional food and supplies to the captives. He was tried for war crimes after the Civil War. He was not allowed an adequate defense at his trial, and he was found guilty in a travesty of justice. He refused an offer of clemency if he would implicate Jefferson Davis and other high Confederate officials in a plot to kill Union …
A Position Of Strength: Arms Dealing As Diplomacy Under The Reagan Administration,
2011
Western Michigan University
A Position Of Strength: Arms Dealing As Diplomacy Under The Reagan Administration, William D. Watson
Masters Theses
My thesis is an examination of the Cold War during the 1980s, with a focus on arms dealing and diplomacy under President Ronald Reagan from 1981-1989. I chose to write about three specific case studies based on the unique intersections of American diplomatic goals in relation to geography, the sophistication of weapons technology involved, and geopolitical considerations. The purpose of this thesis is to explain why and how the Reagan administration was able to carry out three separate arms deals, and in turn, how those deals fit into the broader, global Cold War between the United States and the Soviet …
No Sure Victory: Measuring U.S. Army Effectiveness And Progress In The Vietnam War,
2011
Chapman University
No Sure Victory: Measuring U.S. Army Effectiveness And Progress In The Vietnam War, Gregory A. Daddis
History Faculty Books and Book Chapters
Conventional wisdom holds that the US Army in Vietnam, thrust into an unconventional war where occupying terrain was a meaningless measure of success, depended on body counts as its sole measure of military progress. In No Sure Victory, Army officer and historian Gregory Daddis looks far deeper into the Army's techniques for measuring military success and presents a much more complicated-and disturbing-account of the American misadventure in Indochina.
"...Never Forget What They Did Here": Memorial Day 2011,
2011
Gettysburg College
"...Never Forget What They Did Here": Memorial Day 2011, John M. Rudy
Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public
One of my pleasures on this holiday is to buy and place a flag on the monument to the 14th U.S. Regulars in the valley of death. Along the banks of Plum Run, the Regulars held back an onslaught from a pell-mell group of charging Confederates in what would be the final phase of the fight in the Wheatfield and Devil's Den area on July 2nd, 1863. As they retreated back across the swampy lowlands, Confederates hot on their heels, their own gunners on the slopes of the hill had no choice but to fire into the mangled mess of …
Hoffman, Mary Elizabeth - Relating To (Sc 667),
2011
Western Kentucky University
Hoffman, Mary Elizabeth - Relating To (Sc 667), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 667. Anonymous, undated essay entitled “Incidents in the Life of Mrs. M. E. Hoffman of Cynthiana, Ky.” describing the Civil War activities of Mrs. Hoffman, a Confederate sympathizer. Includes a 1970s letter to Nancy Disher Baird giving additional information on Mrs. Hoffman’s actions during the Civil War.
Magoffin, Beriah, 1815-1885 - Letters To (Sc 821),
2011
Western Kentucky University
Magoffin, Beriah, 1815-1885 - Letters To (Sc 821), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Fidning aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 821. Facsimiles of two letters to Magoffin while he was governor of Kentucky. John E. Records, a Falmouth Democrat, writes of his reaction to the newly-founded Republican Party in his 31 March 1860 letter. Major General Leonidas Polk writes from Columbus 9 September 1861, telling of the occupation of this Mississippi River town by Confederate troops. Also, photocopies of census records.
Kaenzig, Charles Leslie, 1921-2006 (Sc 2455),
2011
Western Kentucky University
Kaenzig, Charles Leslie, 1921-2006 (Sc 2455), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2455. Correspondence regarding Charles L. Kaenzig of Versailles, Kentucky, an Air Force lieutenant shot down over Italy and held prisoner by the Germans. Includes notices to his father of his status, a letter to his father from the pilot of the downed aircraft, and letters for Kaenzig written to his parents and sister while waiting to be shipped home after his liberation.
Arnett, Terry (Sc 2454),
2011
Western Kentucky University
Arnett, Terry (Sc 2454), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2454. Letter, 23 February 1991, from Terry Arnett, serving in Saudi Arabia during Operation Desert Shield, to Allison Grimes, Bowling Green, Kentucky. He sends greetings and writes briefly of the desert conditions. Stationery includes Operation Desert Shielf crest and images of military activities.
Guthrie Family Papers (Sc 2452),
2011
Western Kentucky University
Guthrie Family Papers (Sc 2452), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2452. Civil War pension documents, chiefly affidavits describing his service, of William Guthrie, who served with the 13th Kentucky Cavalry; letter written to A. C. Guthrie in Farmington, Texas; and letter written to William Guthrie in Burkesville, Kentucky upon the death of A. C. Guthrie.
Guthrie, James, 1792-1869 (Sc 279),
2011
Western Kentucky University
Guthrie, James, 1792-1869 (Sc 279), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 279. Letters written by James Guthrie, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury and president of the Louisville & Nashville Railroad, mainly concerning political and legislative matters. Includes partial letter relating to General Leonidas Polk and troops in Kentucky during the Civil War.
