Victory in World War II : the New Mexico story /
editing and commentary by Gerald W. Thomas, Monroe L. Billington, Roger D. Walker
- Las Cruces, N.M. : Albuquerque, N.M. : Rio Grande Historical Collections, New Mexico State University Library ; distributed by University of New Mexico Press, c1994.
- xi, 156 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 142-145) and index.
Foreword / Bruce King -- We Pushed Back the Forces of Darkness / James E. Halligan -- New Mexico's Famous National Guard / Edward D. Baca -- Beyond Courage: Men of Bataan / Dorothy Cave -- Reflections of a POW Survivor / Donald C. Harris -- A Proud History Made By New Mexicans / Pete V. Domenici -- The Vanguard Who Dreamed -- Too Soon: Dr. Robert H. Goddard and World War II Rocket Development / W.S. "Woody" Crane -- We Should Not Forget the Lessons of World War II / Jeff Bingaman -- Chronology of World War II from New Mexico Newspapers -- Early History of White Sands Missile Range / Niles J. Fulwyler -- We Still Remember the Sacrifices / Joe Skeen -- The Value of Secrecy / Monroe L. Billington -- The Navajo Code Talkers: History and Operation / Harold Y. Foster -- The Navajo Code Talkers: Marines with a Special Mission / Albert Smith -- World War II Military Installations in New Mexico / Donald Couchman -- Maps of New Mexico Installations / Roger D. Walker -- Food Will Win the War / Gerald W. Thomas -- New Mexico's Role in Keeping America Free / Bill Richardson -- New Mexico's Mineral Industry's Contribution to World War II's Victory / Frank Kottlowski -- They Went Into Harm's Way to Help Secure Our Liberty / Steven Schiff -- The Homefront: A Personal Experience / Doris K. Gemoets -- Families Left Behind / Josephine Milton -- POW Programs in New Mexico During World War II / Ira G. Clark -- Universities Adjust: The Land-Grant College Experience / Simon F. Kropp -- Where Have All the Aggies Gone? / Dan Jack -- New Mexico Military Institute's Contributions / Edward J.D. Porter -- Medal of Honor Recipients from New Mexico During World War II -- Ernie Pyle and His Adopted State -- Bill Mauldin, Soldier Cartoonist -- Women's Contributions to Victory / Roger D. Walker -- First Aggie WAC / Wilma Helen Strickland Hampton -- Detention and Relocation Centers -- A Japanese-American Experience -- Escape and Survival / John Pershing Jolly and Doris Jolly -- A New Mexican with the Tuskegee Airmen / Mary Lee Bailey Shelton -- A Lexington Survivor / J. Henry Gustafson -- The Development of the Atomic Bomb / Robert W. Seidel -- Aftermath and Readjustment / The Editors -- War Oriented Facilities / Roger D. Walker.