Marshall Collection, 1940-1974, (bulk 1956-1972).

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Marshall Collection, 1940-1974, (bulk 1956-1972).

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This collection contains publications, typescripts, manuscripts, galley proofs, master proofs and page proofs, notes from Marshall about the books, photographs and illustrations, newspaper clippings, items from the University of Texas at El Paso, and a letter from D. Eisenhower to members of the European Theater of Operations. Marshall wrote "Battle at Best" about the allied airborne invasion of Germany during World War II, "Battles in Monsoon" about Vietnam, "Bird" about the Christmastide battle, "Sinai Victory" about the Sinai War between Egypt and Israel over the Suez Canal and the Sinai peninsula, "The Fields of Bamboo" about Dong Tre, Trung Luong, and Hoa Hoi during the Vietnam conflict, "Crimson Prairie" abou the wars between the U.S. army and the American Plains Indians, "Pork Chop Hill" about the Pork Chop Hill battle during the Korean conflict, "Night Drop" about the airborne operation during D-Day 1944, "Swift Sword" about the Egyptian-Israeli conflict over the Suez Canal and the Gaza Strip "Bastogne" about the World War II battle in Bastogne Belgium, "Blitzkrieg" about German warfare during World War II, "The 100 Day War," and "The River and The Gauntlet" about the Chinese army on the Chongchon River during the Korean conflict.

8 linear ft.

Saint Bonaventure University, Friedsam Memorial Library

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Saint Bonaventure University, Friedsam Memorial Library

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