{"product_id":"fighting-hoosiers-9780253056832","title":"Fighting Hoosiers","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Carefully selected collection of articles from the \u003ci\u003eIndiana Magazine of History\u003c\/i\u003e, that details ordinary Hoosiers' involvement in the two world wars.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFocuses on the personal stories of these brave men and women, and features their diaries, letters and memiors as source material.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e-Trade crossover that should appeal to general history readers and scholars alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFighting Hoosiers\u003c\/i\u003e brings the reader into the worlds of ordinary citizens who suddenly found themselves fighting far from home under difficult conditions.\u003c\/p\u003e * H-NET *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFighting Hoosiers\u003c\/i\u003e brings the reader into the worlds of ordinary citizens who suddenly found themselves fighting far from home under difficult conditions. An amazing element of \u003ci\u003eFighting Hoosiers\u003c\/i\u003e is not only the completeness of the diaries researched but the memories, such as that of Kenneth Baker of Rochester, Indiana, who, sixty-six years after serving in two world wars, was able to place his experiences on a yellow notepad from memory, which eventually found its way into print for posterity. This is a story of ordinary citizens making extraordinary contributions and a lasting impact on themselves, the lives of their families, and the country they loved both during the war and decades after.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Terry Wettig - AF Air University Global College * H-Net (War) *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction \/ Dawn E. Bakken\u003cbr\u003e1. Pride, Patriotism, and the Press: The Evolving True Story of the First American Shot of World War I \/ Greta A. Fisher and Lauren E. Kuntzman\u003cbr\u003e2. On Convoy Duty in World War I: The Diary of Hoosier Guy Connor \/ Edited by Jeffrey L. Patrick\u003cbr\u003e3. A Hoosier Nurse in France: The World War I Diary of Maude Frances Essig \/ Alma S. Woolley\u003cbr\u003e4. 'Oatmeal and Coffee': Memoirs of a Hoosier Soldier in World War I \/ Kenneth Gearhart Baker, edited and introduced by Robert H. Ferrell\u003cbr\u003e5. Recollections of a World War II Combat Medic \/ Bernard L. Rice\u003cbr\u003e6. A Hoosier Soldier in the British Isles \/ Lawrence B. McFaddin\u003cbr\u003e7. 'A Fair Chance to Do My Part of Work': Black Women, War Work, and Rights Claims at the Kingsbury Ordnance Plant \/ Katherine Turk\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400608227671,"sku":"9780253056832","price":52.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780253056832.jpg?v=1730471096","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/fighting-hoosiers-9780253056832","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}