BOOKS
Red arrow men : stories about the 32nd Division on the Villa Verde

Publisher: Arnold-Power, Inc.,


Title Details
  • Red arrow men :
Publishers
  • Detroit :Arnold-Power, Inc.,c1945.
Descriptions
  • 215 pagesillustrations
Subjects
  • United States. Army. 32nd Division.
  • World War, 1939-1945 -- Regimental histories -- United States -- 32nd Division.
  • World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Philippines -- Luzon.
  • World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American.
Material Type
  • BK
  • Book
Online Sources
Location RHC
Item Call Number D 769.3 32nd C37 1945
Status Available
Barcode 17923
Library Of Congress Call Number
  • Classification number - D 769.3 32nd
  • Item number - C37 1945
Main Entry
  • Personal name - Carlisle, John M.
Title Statement
  • Title - Red arrow men :
  • Remainder of title - stories about the 32nd Division on the Villa Verde /
  • Statement of responsibility, etc. - by John M. Carlisle
Publication, Distribution, Etc. (imprint)
  • Place of publication, distribution, etc. - Detroit :
  • Name of publisher, distributor, etc. - Arnold-Power, Inc.,
  • Date of publication, distribution, etc. - c1945.
Physical Description
  • Extent - 215 pages
  • Other physical details - illustrations
Content Type
Media Type
Carrier Type
Formatted Contents Note
  • Formatted contents note - Death stalks the trail -- Mines on bamboo poles -- The battle for Dog Hill -- Daredevil pilot posts yanks -- Generals in fox holes -- Yank "Valentines" for Japs -- Sneak attack on hospital -- 32nd's hours of combat -- The laughing general -- Lucky oddities -- Time out for a slugfest -- A laugh on the Japs -- Forward on hands and knees -- I take a tumble -- The sergeant gets the beer -- A senseless Banzai charge -- Planting TNT in a cave of Japs -- Seven W ACS and seven Joes -- W ACS on the Villa Verde front -- Nothing stops the GI road gangs -- "Brooklyn" wins a stripe -- Engineers work miracles -- In and out of a Jap ambush -- Medics are heroic too -- A note to those who wait -- Medics never rest -- Red blood saves lives -- School children buy mercy planes -- Messman makes mess for Japs -- Time out to jest -- Communiques are understatement -- Builders and fighters both -- Manila bares a wounded heart -- "The little man of football" -- 119 grueling days -- Not one remained alive -- "Little boy" leads the way -- How they got their stars for gallantry -- Villa Verde is a panorama of war -- A dress for a Filipino girl -- 90 pounds of misery -- The Colonel was a school teacher -- The General waits for the Private -- Your boy died a hero -- El lobo means the wolf -- A gallant captain lives in memory -- The price of successful war -- Gill's boys get the best -- Memo of a red cross girl -- Red cross sparks morale -- Nurses often write for them -- A place to feel at home -- Jungle juice for GI's -- A narrow escape -- Ambulance with wings -- Cause for hatred -- Smiling through cakes of mud -- To Marcos, the Igorot -- 78 heroes receive medals -- With a catch in his voice -- Michigan heroes rate high -- Jap atrocities invade a dream -- A memory of Luzon -- A Villa Verde jeep -- Vivid memories for home -- Battle casualties are always game -- Suicide planes attack medics too -- Medics scorn snipers -- Doctors and cooks combine to save lives -- It's painful to say goodbye -- Yamashita
Summary, Etc.
  • Summary, etc. - "I can think of no better tribute to the men of the 32d Division than this collection by Jack Carlisle. Jack was there. He saw the battle of the Villa Verde Trail unfold before his eyes. His story is a first-hand account of fighting over some of the most rugged terrain encountered in the entire Pacific War..." - Maj. Gen. W. H. Gill [From the Foreword]
Subject Corporate Name
  • Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element - United States. Army. 32nd Division.
Subject Topical Term
  • Topical term or geographic name as entry element - World War, 1939-1945
  • General subdivision - Regimental histories
  • Geographic subdivision - United States
  • Chronological subdivision - 32nd Division.
  • Topical term or geographic name as entry element - World War, 1939-1945
  • General subdivision - Campaigns
  • Geographic subdivision - Philippines
  • Form subdivision - Luzon.
  • Topical term or geographic name as entry element - World War, 1939-1945
  • General subdivision - Personal narratives, American.