Stormy Petrel: The Life and Times of General Benjamin F. Butler, 1818-1893Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1969 - 335 pages |
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... TROOPS WITHDRAWN FROM EUROPE Senator FULBRIGHT . To return to the matter we are considering to- day , while I think it is proper to relate these two , is it not the pur- pose of the Administration to take these troops , 35,000 ; I ...
... TROOPS WITHDRAWN FROM EUROPE Senator FULBRIGHT . To return to the matter we are considering to- day , while I think it is proper to relate these two , is it not the pur- pose of the Administration to take these troops , 35,000 ; I ...
Page 113
... troops and contractors sometimes worked together . Occasionally , using contractors was cheaper than having troops lay asphalt themselves with leased equipment , and it freed troops for other tasks . Sometimes , troops performed the ...
... troops and contractors sometimes worked together . Occasionally , using contractors was cheaper than having troops lay asphalt themselves with leased equipment , and it freed troops for other tasks . Sometimes , troops performed the ...
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... troops , 111,012 engineers , and 64,458 were transporta- tion troops . 76 were With so large a proportion of the Ne- gro force overseas in the services and with so many of the service troops in rear areas , a number of problems were ...
... troops , 111,012 engineers , and 64,458 were transporta- tion troops . 76 were With so large a proportion of the Ne- gro force overseas in the services and with so many of the service troops in rear areas , a number of problems were ...
Contents
Meet General Butler | 13 |
As the Twig is Bent | 20 |
A Practical Politician | 37 |
Copyright | |
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