Rudder : from leader to legend /
Whether scaling the seemingly insurmountable cliffs of Pointe du Hoc with his first-wave assault troops during the Normandy invasion, restoring integrity to the Texas Land Office, or overseeing transitions in an academic institution with hallowed traditions during a time of contentious cultural chan...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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College Station :
Texas A and M University Press,
[2011]
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Series: | Centennial series of the Association of Former Students, Texas A & M University ;
no. 115. |
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Table of Contents:
- The early years
- Eden, Texas, 1910-1927
- Tarleton College, 1927-1930
- Texas A and M College, 1930-1932
- Coaching years, 1933-1941
- The war
- Stateside, 1941-1943
- Britain, 1943-1944
- Pointe du Hoc, June 6-8, 1944
- Normandy respite, 1944
- Brittany, 1944
- Belgian interlude, 1944
- Huertgen Forest, 1944
- Battle of the Bulge, 1944
- Colmar Pocket, 1945
- End of the war, 1945
- Public servant
- Rise to prominence, 1946-1954
- Land Office Commissioner, 1955-1958
- Presidential years, 1958-1970.