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This book is the first complete history of the American Air
Service's 147th Aero Squadron in World War I and provides, at last,
an understanding of the role of this least known unit of the 1st
Pursuit Group. This detailed account tells how various individuals
responded as volunteers, describes the trials of training in Texas
and Canada, explains the often ignored problems of transporting
across the Atlantic and English Channel, and then reveals the
thrilling, frustrating, and heroic combat actions of the 147th over
the Western Front up to the Armistice.
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Fort Logan (Hardcover)
Jack Stokes Ballard, The Friends of Historic Fort Logan
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R842
R691
Discovery Miles 6 910
Save R151 (18%)
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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During his thirty-eight-year career as a military officer, Henry
Clay Merriam received the Medal of Honor for his service in the
Civil War, rose to prominence in the Western army, and exerted
significant influence on the American West by establishing military
posts, protecting rail lines, and maintaining an uneasy peace
between settlers and Indians.
Historian Jack Stokes Ballard's new study of Merriam's life and
career sheds light on the experience of the western fort builders,
whose impact on the US westward expansion, though less dramatic,
was just as lasting as that of Indian fighters such as Custer and
Sheridan. Further, Merriam's lengthy period in command of black
troops offers a study in leadership and important understandings
about the conditions under which African Americans served on the
Western frontier.
During the course of his service, Merriam crisscrossed the
country, from Brownsville, Texas, to the Pacific Northwest and
Vancouver Barracks, serving in eastern Washington, California, and
Denver.
Drawing extensively on the many letters and records associated
with Merriam's long army career, Ballard presents his service in a
wide range of settings, many of which have become the stuff of
Western history: from conflict with Mexican revolutionaries on the
Rio Grande to the miners' riots in Coeur d'Alene.
Ballard's careful research provides a vivid picture of the
military's role in the westward expansion.
Capt. Field E. Kindley, with the famous Eddie Rickenbacker, was one
of America's foremost World War I flying aces. Like Rickenbacker's,
Kindley's story is one of fierce dogfights, daring aerial feats,
and numerous brushes with death. Yet unlike Rickenbacker's,
Kindley's story has not been fully told until now. Field Kindley
gained experience with the RAF before providing leadership for the
U.S. Air Service. Kindley was the fourth-ranking American air ace;
his exploits earned him a Distinguished Service Cross with Oak Leaf
Cluster from the United States and a Distinguished Flying Cross
from the British government. In February 1920, during a practice
drill Kindley led, some enlisted men unwittingly entered the
bombing target area. "Buzzing" the troops to warn them off the
field, Kindley somehow lost control of his plane and died in the
ensuing crash. Using arduously gathered primary materials and
accounts of Great War aces, Jack Ballard tells the story of this
little-known hero from the glory days of aerial warfare. Through
this tale, an era and a daring flyer live again.
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