Unraveling the myth of Sgt. Alvin York : the other sixteen /
On October 8, 1918, seventeen soldiers from the 82nd Division, American Expeditionary Force, led by acting Sgt. Bernard Early, flanked a German machine gun nest that had inundated their unit with withering fire. In this sneak attack, they successfully surprised and captured more than 80 German soldi...
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| Language: | English |
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College Station :
Texas A&M University Press,
[2023].
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Series: | C.A. Brannen series.
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Table of Contents:
- The York Myth
- Origins, the Other Sixteen
- Origins, Company G
- The Original Investigation
- The War College
- Push for Recognition
- The World Is Quick to Forget
- Few Acknowledge It
- Perpetuation
- October 8, 1918.