Patriots from the Barrio
Subtitle: the story of Company E, 141st Infantry : the only all Mexican American Army unit in World War II
By: Dave Gutierrez
Publisher: Westholme Publishing
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 260
ISBN-13: 9781594162992
Subjects: United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 141st; United States; Mexican Americans; World War, 1939-1945; Mexican American Participation; Interviews; Veterans; Personal narratives
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-244) and index.
Table of contents: title: Mexico; title: San Felipe; title: Repatriation; title: Children of the barrio; title: The Tejano army; title: Combat training; title: Camp Edwards; title: North Africa; title: Avalanche; title: Salerno the first D-Day; title: Rafael Torres (RQ) and the iron monsters; title: Alta villa; title: The dreadful Mt. Rotondo; title: Deadly 88s; title: San Pietro; title: Patrolling the rapido; title: River of death; title: Above and beyond; title: Monte Cassino; title: Road to Rome; title: The return; title: G.I. Forum; title: Veterans of Company E; title: Epilogue.