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The recent rediscovery of Rebel Private: Front and Rear,
effectively lost for decades, marks an authentic publishing event
in the literature of the Civil War. A rare insight into the
conflict from the point of view of a Confederate army enlisted man,
this compelling memoir has been hailed by historians as a classic
and indispensible key to understanding the Southern perspective.
Margaret Mitchell even described it as her single most valuable
source of research for Gone With the Wind.This stunning document is
the work of a common foot soldier blessed with extraordinary
perception and articulateness. After joining the famed Texas
Brigade under Stonewall Jackson. Private William A. Fletcher saw
action at Second Manassas, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg,
Channcellorsville, and Chickamauga. He was wounded several times
and escaped from a moving Union prison train before the South's
surrender. In 1907, he published this powerfully evocative account
of his exploits, a volume of frank, detailed recollections that
spares none of the horror, courage, or absurdity of war. But a fire
destroyed all but a few copies before they could be distributed.
One copy, however, did make its way to the Library of Congress,
where it was eventually discovered. Today, this colorful work has
become the voice of the Civil War front-line grunt, speaking to the
modern reader with the intensity of personal experience and a
vividness of detail that gives it a riveting you-are-there quality.
Jay Warren, Harvard, 1876, discovers that his father, Tecumseh, has
left him some cash and a rail ticket to Cheyenne, Wyoming. Also a
note that says the West is a good place to make something of
himself. Tecumseh is a self-made shipping magnate, and he wants his
son to make his own way in the world. So the son heads west,
appalled at what life has dealt him, and soon is making all the
wrong choices, looking for easy money, a quick killing, instead of
knuckling down into a useful occupation. Jay gets himself into bad
company, makes reckless moves, and eventually faces a life or death
decision. Does Jay reach manhood at last, out in the great West?
From Publishers Weekly Again depicting characters with frailties as
well as heroic qualities, the prolific Wheeler's 25th novel (after
Aftershocks) is a sprightly romp of revisionist western history. In
1919, legendary gunfighter Bat Masterson is a 64-year-old New York
City sportswriter who suddenly becomes worried about the inglorious
and mostly false reputation he has endured for decades. Certainly,
he had hunted buffalo and fought Indians at the Battle of Adobe
Walls; he'd been a gambler and a lawman. But everyone still
believes he's an incorrigible womanizer who has run cathouses and
gunned down dozens of men. He does admit to being quite the ladies'
man, but bristles at the dime-novel exaggerations that depict him
swaggering with 26 notches in his pistols and carrying the heads of
seven outlaws around in a sack. Accompanied by his common-law wife,
Emma, Bat decides to return to Dodge City, Tombstone and Denver to
clear his name and to establish that he killed only one man, who
richly deserved it, and that he is really a nice fellow if folks
would just get to know him. This journey is a hoot as the old
lawman finds that the public wants the legend, not the truth. When
Bat visits his old friend Wyatt Earp in L.A., he meets actor
William S. Hart and learns about why western films are so popular
in Hollywood. Bat reminisces with Emma and a few old saddle pals,
but finally gives up his quest when he realizes that folks want
mythic, infamous heroes, and "you may as well sit back and enjoy
the ride because there's no way to get off the train." This is
classic Wheeler, a solid story about real people told with wit,
compassion and a bit of whimsy. Author tour. (Oct.) Copyright 1999
Reed Business Information, Inc.
This research examines the Special Forces recruiting methodologies
for the twenty-first century. The analysis highlights the origins
of the U.S. Army Special Forces from 1952 to the establishment of
the Special Forces as a separate combat arms branch of the Army on
9 April 1987. An overview of the force development process
conducted at echelons above the United States Army Recruiting
Command was presented in order to appreciate the process of setting
and adjusting the Special Forces recruiting mission. In greater
detail, historical trends, as documented from secondary research,
provides the framework of the analysis by examining what occurred
in the past in order to preview the relevant effectiveness of
recruiting methodologies in practice today. The analysis
articulates the importance of mutually supporting relationships,
established as early as 1990 and continue to prosper today, between
numerous civilian and military agencies involved in the accession
of the future Special Forces force structure. The complex realities
of recruiting Special Forces, to include the market, internal and
external influences that impact the ability to succeed in the
conduct of the phenomenon, are addressed as well. Having researched
the phenomenon of recruiting and presented the facts and findings
that resulted from critical analysis, the recommendations and
conclusions are based on secondary and primary research, study,
analysis, and logical presentation of the data in order to serve as
the vehicle for future research of the phenomenon.
This research examines the Special Forces recruiting methodologies
for the twenty-first century. The analysis highlights the origins
of the U.S. Army Special Forces from 1952 to the establishment of
the Special Forces as a separate combat arms branch of the Army on
9 April 1987. An overview of the force development process
conducted at echelons above the United States Army Recruiting
Command was presented in order to appreciate the process of setting
and adjusting the Special Forces recruiting mission. In greater
detail, historical trends, as documented from secondary research,
provides the framework of the analysis by examining what occurred
in the past in order to preview the relevant effectiveness of
recruiting methodologies in practice today. The analysis
articulates the importance of mutually supporting relationships,
established as early as 1990 and continue to prosper today, between
numerous civilian and military agencies involved in the accession
of the future Special Forces force structure. The complex realities
of recruiting Special Forces, to include the market, internal and
external influences that impact the ability to succeed in the
conduct of the phenomenon, are addressed as well. Having researched
the phenomenon of recruiting and presented the facts and findings
that resulted from critical analysis, the recommendations and
conclusions are based on secondary and primary research, study,
analysis, and logical presentation of the data in order to serve as
the vehicle for future research of the phenomenon.
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