Bøker av John A. Adams

Tells the little known story of the contribution of Texas A&M University to early aviation in World War I. Through painstaking research - using unit records, after-action reviews, alumni newsletters, and countless other university documents - John Adams Jr. paints a portrait of the Aggie aviator in the Great War.

Would the doctrine of one of history's great naval strategists have stood the test of World War II in the Pacific?

Texas A&M University has many unique traditions, but the annual muster ceremony held on April 21 is among the most hallowed. No other gathering brings more former students together for a single event, marked by Aggies in more than four hundred locations worldwide. Aggies originally observed San Jacinto Day--the victory on April 21, 1836, by the Texans over Santa Anna--with club activities. During the WWII defense of Corregidor in Manila Bay the muster tradition gained broader significance. Surrounded, pounded by several quarter-ton shells a minute, and with little hope of relief that April of 1942, Gen. George F. Moore '08 thought of his alma mater and sought out a roster of all Aggies on Corregidor. News of the Aggie spirit in that dark hour electrified the nation. This book traces the evolution of Aggie Muster from its early roots to the modern-day observance. Through research and hundreds of interviews, John A. Adams, Jr. '73 has captured the essence and spirit of this honored Texas Aggie tradition.

Drawing from the economic and demographic data and business examples, this work demonstrates the depth and breadth of US-Mexican relations and their implications for American business and policymaking. It also dispels popular myths about Mexico as an economic backwater or political distraction.

Banking and investment in Mexico have changed radically over the past decade, and the economic events that prompted these changes will have a significant impact on Mexico's role in regional and world financial markets.

Reexamines the decisions made by Dwight D. Eisenhower and his staff in the crucial months leading up to the Battle of the Bulge. This book demonstrates that not only did Eisenhower and his staff at SHAEF have a good campaign strategy that was refined to reflect current developments but that they also had a chance of destroying the Germans.