Ira Hayes : The Akimel O'odham Warrior, World War Ii, And The Price Of Heroism

Holm, Tom, 1946- author.

EBook 2023

"The gripping, forgotten tale of Ira Hayes--a Native American icon and World War 2 legend who spent the latter half of his life haunted by being a war hero"-- Provided by publisher.

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ISBN:

9781538709528

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Electronic reproduction. New York Grand Central Publishing 2023 Available via World Wide Web

Contents:

1. Mount Suribachi and the price of combat
. 2. Ira Hayes' people: war, water, and the collective ordeal of the Akimel O'odham
3. The education of Ira H. Hayes
4. From bootcamp to Bougainville
5. The photograph and its immediate aftermath
6. Heroism and Hollywood
7. "Call him drunken Ira Hayes"
8. Ira Hayes and the failure of relocation
9. "He won't answer anymore"
10. Hollywood calls again

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3279425

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