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.
0826315658 (cloth) 0826315666 (paper)
9780826315656
94065931
World War--New Mexico--1939-1945
New Mexico--History--1848-
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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.
0826315658 (cloth) 0826315666 (paper)
9780826315656
94065931
World War--New Mexico--1939-1945
New Mexico--History--1848-
940.53789 Vic 48