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Texans and War - New Interpretations of the State's Military History (Paperback)
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Texans and War - New Interpretations of the State's Military History (Paperback)
Series: Centennial Series of the Association of Former Students, Texas A&M University
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Beginning with tribal wars among Native Americans before Europeans
settled Texas and continuing through the Civil War, the soil of
what would become the Lone Star State has frequently been stained
by the blood of those contesting for control of its resources. In
subsequent years and continuing to the present, its citizens have
often taken up arms beyond its borders in pursuit of political
values and national defense. Although historians have studied the
role of the state and its people in war for well over a century, a
wealth of topics remain that deserve greater attention: Tejanos in
World War II, the common Texas soldier's interaction with foreign
enemies, the perception of Texas warriors throughout the world, the
role of religion among Texans who fight or contemplate fighting,
controversial paramilitary groups in Texas, the role and effects of
Texans' ethnicity, culture, and gender during wartime, to name a
few. In Texans at War , fourteen scholars provide new studies,
perspectives, and historiographies to extend the understanding of
this important field. One of the largest collections of original
scholarship on this topic to date, Texans and War will stimulate
useful conversation and research among historians, students, and
interested general readers. In addition, the breadth and
originality of its contributions provide a solid overview of
emerging perspectives on the military history and historiography of
Texas and the region. CONTENTS List of Illustrations ix
Acknowledgments xi Introduction 1 Alexander Mendoza and Charles
David Grear PART I. Texans Fighting through Time: Thematic Topics
1. The Indian Wars of Texas: A Lipan Apache Perspective 17 Thomas A
Britten 2. Tejanos at War: A History of Mexican Texans in American
Wars 38 Alexander Mendoza 3. Texas Women at War 69 Melanie A
Kirkland 4. The Influence of War and Military Service on African
Texans 97 Alwyn Barr 5. The Patriot-Warrior Mystique: John S.
Brooks, Walter P. Lane, Samuel H. Walker, and the Adventurous Quest
for Renown 113 Jimmy L. Bryan Jr. 6. ""All Eyes of Texas Are on
Comal County"": German Texans' Loyalty during the Civil War and
World War I 133 Charles David Grear PART II. Wars in Texas History:
Chronological Conflicts 7. Between Imperial Warfare: Crossing of
the Smuggling Frontier and Transatlantic Commerce on the
Louisiana-Texas Borderlands, 1754-1785 157 Francis X. Galan 8. The
Mexican-American War: Reflections on an Overlooked Conflict 178
Kendall Milton 9. The Prolonged War: Texans Struggle to Win the
Civil War during Reconstruction 196 Kenneth W. Howell 10. The Texas
lmmunes in the Spanish-American War 213 James M. McCaffrey 11.
Surveillance on the Border: American Intelligence and the Tejano
Community during World War I 227 Jose A. Ramirez 12. Texan
Prisoners of the Japanese: A Study in Survival 248 Kelly E. Crager
13. Lyndon B. Johnson's Bitch of a War: An Antiwar Essay 269 James
M. Smallwood 14. Black Paradox in the Age of Terrorism: Military
Patriotism or Higher Education? 283 Ronald E. Goodwin Contributors
297 Index 301
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