After the blessing : Mexican American veterans of WWII tell their own stories / edited by Esther Bonilla Read.
Many Catholic families blessed their children before they left home. After the Blessing tells the stories of many young Mexican Americans who left home to fight for their country. During the Mexican Revolution (1910-1920), many families fled Mexico to prevent their underage sons from being forced to...
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Language: | English |
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Fort Worth, Texas :
TCU Press,
[2022]
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Physical Description: | x, 315 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
Format: | Book |
Contents:
- Mexican Americans in the United States
- World War II Terms, Places, and Some Important Events
- Prelude to War
- Introduction
- European/Atlantic Theater
- The Pacific Theater
- Prisoners of War
- Also Affected.