In Need Of A Hero? The Creation And Use Of The Legend Of General George S. Patton, Jr.,
2020
University of Louisville
In Need Of A Hero? The Creation And Use Of The Legend Of General George S. Patton, Jr., Nathan Curtis Jones
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
During WWII, General George Patton became the hero Americans needed through the creation of a self-crafted brand and with help from journalists. After Patton’s death, opportunists forwarded a legend narrative that developed into a collective memory that morphed over time to meet contemporary challenges. Stakeholders of that collective memory commemorated and memorialized the dead hero for monetary and political gain, to promote patriotism, make military doctrinal changes, and even promote peace. Today, this collective memory has potential for the U.S. Army as it transforms civilians into soldiers and officers. This study contributes to history and memory studies by linking representations …
A Call To Arms: A Comparative Study Of Mississippi And Kentucky Citizens During The Secession Crisis, 1859-1861,
2020
The University of Southern Mississippi
A Call To Arms: A Comparative Study Of Mississippi And Kentucky Citizens During The Secession Crisis, 1859-1861, Amy Myers
Master's Theses
Many studies of the American Civil War have considered why Mississippi leaders voted to secede, while Kentucky politicians remained in the Union. Scholars have previously focused on political elites to understand the underlying motivations behind each state’s decision. These same scholars have often confined their studies to a synthesis of why secession occurred nationally or at the state level. The question remains as to what the common citizen saw and believed when faced with secession and if their views matched their delegates.
This study utilizes the governors’ papers of John J. Pettus and Beriah Magoffin, the Jefferson Davis papers, and …
War, Media, And Memory: American Television News Coverage Of The Vietnam War,
2020
Wilfrid Laurier University
War, Media, And Memory: American Television News Coverage Of The Vietnam War, Brock J. Vaughan
Bridges: An Undergraduate Journal of Contemporary Connections
Social and political impacts of television news coverage of the Vietnam War are often glorified and grossly overestimated. This paper argues that the role of the American media during the war did not directly affect public support for the war, nor did it profoundly impact American nationalism and military policy. Television news coverage did, however, influence how events were perceived and remembered. The commonly held belief that the American news media was directly responsible for the decline of public confidence in the U.S. government, ultimately contributing to the public’s distaste for any further involvement in Vietnam, is a narrow viewpoint …
On "Projecting Stability: A Deployable Nato Police Command",
2020
US Army War College
On "Projecting Stability: A Deployable Nato Police Command", Raymond E. Bell
The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters
No abstract provided.
Civilians, Urban Warfare, And Us Doctrine,
2020
US Army War College
Civilians, Urban Warfare, And Us Doctrine, Andrew Bell
The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters
No abstract provided.
Never Again? Germany's Lessons From The War In Afghanistan,
2020
US Army War College
Never Again? Germany's Lessons From The War In Afghanistan, Philipp Münch
The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters
No abstract provided.
India And Pakistan: Managing Tensions,
2020
US Army War College
India And Pakistan: Managing Tensions, Philip K. Kao
The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters
No abstract provided.
Parameters Winter 2020,
2020
US Army War College
Parameters Winter 2020, Usawc Parameters
The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters
No abstract provided.
From The Editor In Chief,
2020
SSI
From The Editor In Chief, Antulio J. Echevarria Ii
The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters
No abstract provided.
Stability Operations In Ww Ii: Insights And Lessons,
2020
US Army War College
Stability Operations In Ww Ii: Insights And Lessons, Raymond A. Millen
The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters
No abstract provided.
Contribution Warfare: Sweden's Lessons From The War In Afghanistan,
2020
US Army War College
Contribution Warfare: Sweden's Lessons From The War In Afghanistan, Jan Ångström
The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters
No abstract provided.
Diverging Interests: Us Strategy In The Middle East,
2020
Strategic Studies Institute
Diverging Interests: Us Strategy In The Middle East, Christopher J. Bolan, Jerad I. Harper, Joel R. Hillison
The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters
No abstract provided.
Challenging Prevailing Models Of Us Army Suicide,
2020
US Army War College
Challenging Prevailing Models Of Us Army Suicide, Dr. Tim Hoyt, Dr. Pamela Holtz
The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters
No abstract provided.
Book Reviews,
2020
US Army War College
Book Reviews, Usawc Parameters
The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters
No abstract provided.
Finding Aid For The Allan Boyce Adams Collection (Mum00003),
2020
University of Mississippi
Finding Aid For The Allan Boyce Adams Collection (Mum00003)
Archives & Special Collections: Finding Aids (alphabetical)
Allan Boyce Adams was a native of Coahoma County. A graduate of Mississippi College in Clinton, Adams served during World War I in the famed 42nd Rainbow Division. He was a first lieutenant under the leadership of General Douglas MacArthur.
Finding A Place For World War I In American History: 1914-2018,
2020
Chapman University
Finding A Place For World War I In American History: 1914-2018, Jennifer D. Keene
History Faculty Books and Book Chapters
"World War I has occupied an uneasy place in the American public and political consciousness.1 In the 1920s and 1930s, controversies over the war permeated the nation’s cultural and political life, influencing memorial culture and governmental policy. Interest in the war, however, waned considerably after World War II, a much larger and longer war for the United States. Despite a plethora of scholarly works examining nearly every aspect of the war, interest in the war remains limited even among academic historians. In many respects, World War I became the “forgotten war” because Americans never developed a unifying collective memory about …
“My Precious Inner Sanctum Remains Untouched, Untrammelled Through War & Famine:” William Allister’S Prisoner Of War Diary,
2020
Wilfrid Laurier University
“My Precious Inner Sanctum Remains Untouched, Untrammelled Through War & Famine:” William Allister’S Prisoner Of War Diary, Tim Cook, Britt Braaten
Canadian Military History
This article explores the Second World War prisoner of war diary kept by William Allister, who served with C Force, the Canadian formation sent to garrison the British colony of Hong Kong in late 1941. After the Japanese victory on 25 December 1941, Allister and his fellow survivors endured several years of brutality, malnutrition and disease in the prison camps. In the face of nearly unbelievable hardship, Allister kept a detailed diary and created works of art that provide new insight into the shattering effects of his wartime imprisonment. Allister’s story is included in the Canadian War Museum exhibition Forever …
Harris’S Scientists: Operational Research In Bomber Command,
2020
Wilfrid Laurier University
Harris’S Scientists: Operational Research In Bomber Command, Randall Wakelam
Canadian Military History
This essay describes the contents of a unique post-war report, available online thorough LCMSDS, by the Bomber Command Operational Research Section (ORS) in which the scientists described their mandate, work and contributions to the RAF’s strategic and tactical bombing efforts against Germany. While ORS reports are extensively cited in various histories of the bombing campaign, the processes by which the scientists did their work are not widely known; this essay provides insights into these matters. The essay also gives historical and historiographical context for both reading the report and appreciating the work of Harris’s scientists.
First World War Internment In Canada: Enemy Aliens And The Blurring Of The Military/Civilian Distinction,
2020
Wilfrid Laurier University
First World War Internment In Canada: Enemy Aliens And The Blurring Of The Military/Civilian Distinction, Bohdan S. Kordan
Canadian Military History
In Canada during the First World War, where aliens of enemy origin were increasingly without work and destitute, internment offered a solution. Interned as prisoners of war (POWs)—a designation that sanctioned voluntary work unrelated to the war—such individuals were sent to frontier labour camps. Their POW designation, however, afforded them certain protections under the laws of war while their status as civilian prisoners suggested they were entitled to even greater consideration than captured combatants. Yet it was precisely their status as civilians that obviated any such consideration. They were not POWs as was conventionally understood. They were interned civilians without …
No Innocence Here: How Irish, Jewish And Italian New Yorkers Benefited From Their Whiteness In Post-World War Ii Nyc,
2020
Fordham University
No Innocence Here: How Irish, Jewish And Italian New Yorkers Benefited From Their Whiteness In Post-World War Ii Nyc, Mark Naison
Occasional Essays
No abstract provided.
