The true story of the legendary soldier who performed more POW raids than any other American in history.He went into battle as a boy. And on one of the most daring missions of World War II; he became a man-- and the perfect soldier for America's next wars...Galen Charles Kittleson was slight; modest; and born to wage war. The son of an Iowa farmer; Kittleson volunteered in 1943 and caught the eye of his commanders. By 1945; PFC Kittleson was selected for the Army's smallest elite unit; the Alamo Scouts. While U.S. forces were pushing back the Japanese in the Pacific; the Alamo scouts unleashed legendary raids deep behind enemy lines; including the liberation of over 500 starved; beaten prisoners of the Bataan Death March in the Philippines. For Kittleson; a career as a raider had just begun...Charles W. Sasser chronicles the remarkable journey that was Kit Kittleson's courageous life in the service of his country. Now a veteran after first going to war as a boy twenty-five years ago; Kittleson volunteered for one last mission-- the most extraordinary and daring POW raid ever attempted by secret American Special Forces in Vietnam...
#846055 in Books S Brent Plate 2002-04-08 2002-04-08Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.00 x 1.00 x 6.00l; .76 #File Name: 0312240295240 pagesReligion Art and Visual Culture A Cross Cultural Reader
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful. Bad imagesBy DevonThe quality of the images really bothers me in this book. Every picture is printed in grainy black and white. It really detracts from the full glory the images are supposed to project. As an art text; this is unacceptable.Other than that; it's a fairly good book. Selections are smartly chosen and well-edited.32 of 32 people found the following review helpful. A reader in OhioBy A CustomerThis is an amazing book. It opens up all kinds of interesting questions about the importance of seeing and vision in a range of different religious contexts. In each major section; Plate invites us to approach a religious tradition not through its main scriptures but through a visual medium. Islam; for example; is approached via calligraphy as a way of thinking about the written word as image. Buddhism is approached through zen gardens as a way of thinking about the concept of shinjin (mind-body). I used this book as the primary textbook for a college course called "Religion and Visual Culture." It was a huge success. It is filled with interesting ideas and fresh approaches; and it is great reading. I highly recommend it.0 of 23 people found the following review helpful. i hate itBy luciano chavezit suckedi did not like it because the writing was to small and the images were to dull. i think this book could be garbage and not more than just propaganda. it talks a lot about stuff that has already been written in the Bibal. it talks a lot about icons and plotonic images but that is just boring to me. i would not recommend reading it.
