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An
Engrossing Trilogy of World War One
New York City National Guardsmen in Combat
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The Fighting 69th,
one of the most famous infantry regiments in U.S. history, fought in
all the major battles of World War I. Steve’s latest book detailing
New York City’s National Guard regiments, which follows the regiment
from its days on the Texas border through its march to the Rhine River,
is already hailed as one of the best written on the Irish outfit that
to this day still defends our country. (Potomac Books, 2006)
“In Duffy’s War, Stephen L. Harris
has crafted a keenly researched and thoroughly engrossing history
of the ‘Fighting 69th.’ Harris renders vivid portraits
of Father Francis Duffy, ‘Wild Bill’ Donovan, and the
other New York Irish who plunged into the horror of World War I’s
Western Front. This is an important book for any reader with an
interest in well-written Irish-American, as well as American history.”
Peter F. Stevens, author of The Rogue’s
March: John Riley and the St. Patrick’s Battalion, 1846-48
and The Voyage of the Catalpa: A Perilous Journey and Six Irish
Rebels’ Escape to Freedom
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At
last, the true story of the old 15th New York National Guard Regiment,
the famed 369th U.S Infantry, the first African-American fighting
force to land in France in World War I. The heroic epic of Lt. James
Reese Europe and his legendary band, Sgts. Henry Johnson and William
Butler, Col. William Hayward, Pfc. Horace Pippin, Cpl. Spottswood
Poles and host of other valiant doughboys. (Potomac Books, Inc. 2003)
"The story of James Reese Europe
and the Hell Fighters is one of the best I know, and here it
is told superbly. It is a story of bravery and courage, creativity
and controversy, tragedy and transcendence. It reminds us, in
nearly every line, of the extraordinary contributions African
Americans have made, not just to American life, but to the very
essence of what it means to be an American."
Ken Burns, award-winning filmmaker of "The Civil War" " Jazz" and " Baseball"
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The
story of New York's elite 7th Regiment, the 107th U.S. Infantry, and
the breaking of the Hindenburg Line. On September 29, 1918, the bluebloods
of the Empire State attacked the center of one of the strongest fortifications
yet constructed, losing more men killed on a single day than any other
regiment in United States history. (Potomac Books, Inc., 2001)
"By tracking the Silk Stockings
from enlistment through training, battle and triumphant return
to New York, Harris [in clear, well-detailed writing] makes an
arguable case that these sons of privilege did not flinch in
duty or honor."
David Hinckley, New York Daily News, December
16, 2001
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"A
richly detailed story . . . [Stephen L. Harris] adeptly narrates
the sweep and drama of the battlefront: the rattle and impact of
machine gun fire, the constant barrage of artillery fire flying
shrapnel, the 'over the top' charges, hand-to-hand fighting with
pistol and bayonet, gripping instances of heroism, death and dismemberment."
- Ben McC. Moise, Charleston
(SC) Post & Courier, September 2, 2001,
writing about Duty, Honor, Privilege
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