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.
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 …
"...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.
Spiller, Mary Jane (Singletary), 1841-1939 (Sc 2448),
2011
Western Kentucky University
Spiller, Mary Jane (Singletary), 1841-1939 (Sc 2448), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan for Manuscripts Small Collection 2448. Typescripted memoir by Mary Jane Singletary of her Civil War experiences in Louisiana. She provides data about her family's military service, their efforts to evade Union blockades of Baton Rouge, and of protecting their possessions from Union troops. Also includes a reminiscence of Elise Talmage Lieb which mentions Spiller and a photograph of Spiller.
How To Sap The Romance: America's National Killingfield Parks,
2011
Gettysburg College
How To Sap The Romance: America's National Killingfield Parks, John M. Rudy
Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public
"Maybe they should call them Killingfields instead of Battlefields..." [excerpt]
Davis, William P., B. 1840? (Sc 175),
2011
Western Kentucky University
Davis, William P., B. 1840? (Sc 175), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scans (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 175. Confederate Civil War diary kept by William P. Davis, of the Enterprise Guards, Company B, 14th Mississippi Infantry, from April-December 1861. The diary covers his company’s tour of duty from Corinth, Mississippi through Tennessee to Kentucky. A major portion concerns Bowling Green, Kentucky and vicinity. Includes a muster roll and guard lists for Company B. Also includes a typescript of the narrative portions of the diary.
Phelps, Frank M. (Sc 2447),
2011
Western Kentucky University
Phelps, Frank M. (Sc 2447), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text letter (click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2447. Letter of Frank M. Phelps, serving with a Wisconsin regiment at Camp Abercrombie, Shepherdsville, Kentucky, to his aunt Lydia C. Tibbits in Appleton, Wisconsin. He describes the Shepherdsville area and its connection to Daniel Boone, and discusses investing his soldier's pay.
The John H. Crawford Papers: Letters From The Civil War.,
2011
East Tennessee State University
The John H. Crawford Papers: Letters From The Civil War., Holly Young
Undergraduate Honors Theses
The purpose of my thesis research was to transcribe a collection of letters to John H. Crawford about the formation and actions of the Sixtieth Tennessee Infantry (Confederate) in Jonesboro during the Civil War, annotate them, and provide an introduction that details the events and people described in the letters. These letters are important because they describe first-hand the process of formation of this Confederate infantry unit in an area of East Tennessee that predominately supported the Union. The letters themselves can be found in the Archives of Appalachia at East Tennessee State University’s Charles C. Sherrod Library.
Jones, John Rutherford, 1837-1907 (Sc 171),
2011
Western Kentucky University
Jones, John Rutherford, 1837-1907 (Sc 171), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 171. Civil War discharge papers of John Rutherford Jones, Butler County, Kentucky, from Kentucky regiments of the Union Army, 1862, 1865. Includes promissory note, 1869, assigned to Jones.
Harreld, Temple D., 1839-1915 (Sc 227),
2011
Western Kentucky University
Harreld, Temple D., 1839-1915 (Sc 227), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 227. Pension notification, 17 October 1870, from the Department of the Interior, Pension Office, to Temple D. Harreld, Morgantown, Butler County, Kentucky.
Hoffman, Marvin G., 1878-1907 (Sc 222),
2011
Western Kentucky University
Hoffman, Marvin G., 1878-1907 (Sc 222), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 222. Photocopy of diary kept by Marvin G. Hoffman, Tiffin, Ohio while serving in the Ohio National Guard and the 2nd Ohio Infantry, chiefly during the period of the Spanish American War. Hoffman gives a good picture of his training and of life in the Ohio, Georgia, and Tennessee camps where he was stationed.
Wilkerson, William D., 1831-1893 (Sc 170),
2011
Western Kentucky University
Wilkerson, William D., 1831-1893 (Sc 170), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 170. Kentucky militia commission certifcate, 1851, inspirational essay, 1852, and oath of allegiance, 1863, of William D. Wilkerson, Simpson County, Kentucky; receipts issued at Military Prison, Louisville, Kentucky, for prisoner William Gladish, 1864; and a remedy for cancer.
A War Within World War Ii: Racialized Masculinity And Citizenship Of Japanese Americans And Korean Colonial Subjects,
2011
Macalester College
A War Within World War Ii: Racialized Masculinity And Citizenship Of Japanese Americans And Korean Colonial Subjects, Jeffrey Yamashita
History Honors Projects
Even though the Pacific Ocean stands as an aqueous wall between Japan and the United States, World War II exposed the shared relationship between these two nations in their utilization of racial minority populations for the war effort. I interrogate the intersections of gender identity, race, and citizenship of Japanese Americans and Korean colonial subjects in the Japanese Empire during World War II. Specifically, I compare Japanese Americans—soldiers of the segregated Japanese American100th/442nd Regimental Combat Team, draft resisters from Heart Mountain, and prisoners of war—with Korean colonial subjects—soldiers who fought for the Imperial Japanese Army— and hope …
