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Steel helmet and mortarboard: an academic in Uncle Sam's Army

Francis H. Heller
Resource Type:
Book (Print/Paper)
Publication:
Columbia : University of Missouri Press, [2009]
Copyright:
©2009

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Summary:
Scope and content: "The story of an Austrian refugee who earned an American law degree in 1941, but a year later was drafted into the U.S. Army. Heller's account of those years recalls how he adjusted to military life and then how he later resumed his academic career only to be recalled to active duty for the Korean War"--Provided by publisher.
Author/Creator:
Heller, Francis H. (Francis Howard), 1917-2013
Languages:
English
Language Notes:
Item content: English
Main Work:
Steel helmet and mortarboard: an academic in Uncle Sam's Army [by Heller, F.H.]
Subjects:
Heller, Francis H. (Francis Howard), 1917-2013
World War, 1939-1945 — Personal narratives, American
World War, 1939-1945 — Participation, Austrian American
World War, 1939-1945 — Pacific Area
Soldiers — United States — Biography
United States Army — Military life — History — 20th century
Austrian Americans — Biography
Refugees — United States — Biography
World War, 1939-1945 — Refugees
Law teachers — Kansas — Lawrence — Biography
United States Army
World War (1939-1945)
1900-1999
Armed Forces — Military life
Austrian Americans
Refugees
Law teachers
Soldiers
Pacific Area
Kansas — Lawrence
United States
Genres:
History
Personal narratives — American
Biographies
General Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Physical Description:
xiii, 190 pages ; 24 cm
Call Numbers:
D811.H4419 A3 2009
ISBNs:
9780826218384
0826218385
Library of Congress Control Numbers:
2009008542
OCLC Numbers:
277196208