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Blackhorse Tales

Stories of 11th Armored Cavalry Troopers at War

By: Don Snedeker

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Blackhorse Tales

Stories of 11th Armored Cavalry Troopers at War

By: Don Snedeker

The war stories and combat narratives of the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment during five-and-a-half years of combat in Vietnam. When the U.S. Army went to war in South Vietnam in 1965, the general consensus was that counterinsurgency was an infantryman’s war; if there were any role at all for armored forces, it would be strictly to support the infantry. However, from the time the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment arrived in the country in September 1966, troopers of the Blackhorse Regiment demonstrated the fallacy of this assumption. By the time of Tet ’68, the Army’s leadership began to understand that the Regiment’s mobility, firepower, flexibility, and leadership made a difference on the battlefield well beyond its numbers. Over the course of the 11th Cavalry’s five-and-a-half years in combat in South Vietnam and Cambodia, over 25,000 young men served in the Regiment. Their stories—and those of their families—represent the Vietnam generation in graphic, sometimes humorous, often heart-wrenching detail. Collected by the author through hundreds of in-person, telephone, and electronic interviews over a period of twenty-five-plus years, these “war stories” provide context for the companion volume, The Blackhorse in Vietnam. Amongst the stories of the Blackhorse troopers and their families are the tales of the wide variety of animals they encountered during their time in combat, as well as the variable landscape, from jungle to rice paddies, and weather. Blackhorse Tales concludes with a look at how the troopers dealt with their combat experiences since returning from Vietnam. “Without question, Donald Snedeker has paid a fitting tribute to this superb unit, its soldiers, and their families.” —Military Review

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Casemate

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1636240437

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9781636240435

Hempstead Village

By: Reine Duell Bethany, Foreword by Mayor Don Ryan

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Hempstead Village

By: Reine Duell Bethany, Foreword by Mayor Don Ryan

Hempstead Village is the oldest English settlement in Long Island's Nassau County and the county's first political core. Diverse from its inception, the village's historic scenery includes stately Hempstead Town Hall, elegant St. George's Episcopal Church, and the white spires of the United Methodist Church of Hempstead and Christ's First Presbyterian Church. Hempstead's network of founding families established an enduring community from which other communities were spawned. Its central location made it the go-to destination for early travelers; its renowned Sammis Tavern hosted Pres. George Washington during his 1790 trip across Long Island. In the late 1800s, Hempstead's transport accessibility and lovely scenery lured the fabulously rich to build estates and summer homes within and surrounding its borders. By 1910, Hempstead had become a retail and banking center, and by 1920, it was known as "the Hub." Today, Hempstead embraces a population that reflects the growth and change occurring throughout our nation.

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128

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Arcadia Publishing

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1467128155

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9781467128155

American Mythology

By: Don Nardo

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American Mythology

By: Don Nardo

This volume explores some of the popular myths of the modern United States and discusses their role in the culture and the values they reflect. Readers are introduced to American frontier heroes, both real and imaginary, such as Davy Crockett and Paul Bunyon. The book covers details about legendary ghost ships, haunted houses, pirate treasure, monsters, and lost cities, and relates these stories to the experiences and values of American culture.

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107

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Greenhaven Publishing LLC

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1420511068

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9781420511062

James Jones and the Handy Writers' Colony

By: George Hendrick,Helen Howe,Don Sackrider

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James Jones and the Handy Writers' Colony

By: George Hendrick,Helen Howe,Don Sackrider

This story of James Jones and the Handy Colony is a popular account of one of the most unusual writing colonies ever established in the United States. Between his Army enlistment in 1939 and the wound that sent him to a Memphis hospital in 1943, James Jones suffered the loss of both his mother and his father, a victim of suicide. Psychologically precarious, Jones drank heavily, often brawling in bars. Concerned about his erratic behavior, his aunt took Jones to meet Lowney Handy, who took virtual control of his life, securing his discharge from the army and, with her husband Harry, inviting him into their home. Lowney became Jones's writing teacher--and his lover. An aspiring but unpublished writer when she began the Handy Writers' Colony in Marshall, Illinois, Lowney Handy developed a reputation as an inspirational teacher of writing. Her husband, an oil refinery executive from nearby Robinson, supported her in this endeavor, which proved quite successful. The Handy colony achieved national attention through the success of Jones, its most celebrated member and the author of From Here to Eternity and Some Came Running.

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SIU Press

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0809323656

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9780809323654

Blackhorse Tales

Stories of 11th Armored Cavalry Troopers at War

By: Don Snedeker

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Blackhorse Tales

Stories of 11th Armored Cavalry Troopers at War

By: Don Snedeker

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Don Coen

The Migrant Series

By: Jerry N. Smith

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Don Coen

The Migrant Series

By: Jerry N. Smith

Monograph detailing Don Coen's Migrant Series paintings, his inspiration and methodology

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Blackhorse Tales

Blackhorse Tales

Hempstead Village

Hempstead Village

American Mythology

American Mythology

James Jones and the Handy Writers' Colony

James Jones and the Handy Writers' Colony

Blackhorse Tales

Blackhorse Tales

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