The World War I diary of José de la Luz Sáenz / edited and with an introduction by Emilio Zamora ; translated by Emilio Zamora with Ben Maya.
| Author/creator | Sáenz, José de la Luz |
| Other author | Zamora, Emilio. |
| Other author | Maya, Ben, -2012. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication Info | College Station, Texas : Texas A&M University Press, [2014] |
| Description | viii, 513 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Public Library Complete |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | México-americanos en la Gran Guerra. English |
| Series | C.A. Brannen series ; number thirteen C.A. Brannen series ; no. 13. ^A375727 |
| Contents | Prologue -- My personal diary -- Reporting at New Braunfels -- The brigade station -- Camp Travis -- France -- How Carrejo and four others died -- A horrible night in "no man's land" -- Toul, Choloy, and Rampondt -- Moving across the rubble of the battlefield to reach the enemy and occupy the line of fire: Montfaucon and Dead Man's Hill -- Days and nights in a foxhole in Romagne -- How we destroyed Hindenburg's impregnable trenches -- Simón González and others -- Hipólito Jasso receives a shrapnel wound -- Dark night, cold night, horrible night in Villers-devant-Dun -- Armistice day -- Memorable march from Pont-Sassy, France -- Memories of the European War, our last campaign, five days and nights -- Thanksgiving and then to Germany -- In Zeltingen, Alemania, by the Moselle -- Mexican Americans attend school -- The Texans and Oklahomans: an occasion for drawing on a postcard -- Prodding that produces favorable results -- Article of War no. 105 and 2,175 bottles of champagne -- A portrait of Zeltingen -- On the last cattle train and cars 40 and 8 -- The Mongolia, American steamship -- How Boston receives us -- Demobilizing the 90th Division -- Epilogue: the voice of a claim that demands justice -- To the memory of the Mexican American heroes who died in the Great World War defending the democratic principles of the American Union -- List of honor -- Notes. |
| General note | Translation of: Los méxico-americanos en la Gran Guerra: y su contingente en pró de la democracia, la humanidad y la justicia, first published in original Spanish in San Antonio by Artes Gráficas, 1933. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2013035951 |
| ISBN | 9781623491130 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9781623491147 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9781623491512 (e-book) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |