Catalog

Record Details

Catalog Search



The Ritchie Boys : how a top-secret force of immigrants and refugees helped win World War II / Beverley Driver Eddy.

Summary:
"This is the story of the 15,000 immigrants and refugees who used their native language skills and knowledge of their home countries to help America to victory in World War II. Beverley Driver Eddy tells their story thoroughly and colorfully, drawing heavily on interviews with surviving Ritchie Boys"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780811769969
  • Physical Description: viii, 428 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: Guilford, Connecticut : Stackpole Books, [2021]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Preface / by Guy Stern -- Building Camp Ritchie -- The First Class -- The Men Assigned to the Camp -- The Composite School Unit -- Interrogation of Prisoners of War -- Aerial Intelligence and Photo Interpretation -- Order of Battle (and MIRS) -- Field Maneuvers and Close Combat Training -- Instructional Units -- The Camp Ritchie WACs -- Interactions with Civilians -- The First Mobile Radio Broadcasting Company -- The Counter Intelligence Corps and the Office of Strategic Services -- Camp Sharpe -- The Nisei (PACMIRS and MITUs) -- The German "Hillbillies" (and the GMDC) -- Ritchie Boys in Europe -- Ritchie Boys in the Pacific -- Postwar Activities in Europe.
Subject: World War, 1939-1945 > Military intelligence > United States.
Camp Albert C. Ritchie (Md.) > History.
Camp Albert C. Ritchie (Md.) > Biography.

Available copies

  • 5 of 6 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 6 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Alexander Hamilton Memorial Free Library 940.54 EDD (Text) 37268003112554 AHMFL Adult Non-Fiction Available -
Annie Halenbake Ross Library 940.54 Edd (Text)
Honor: In honor of Charles Leroy Bower by Marie-Rose Bower
00152266 ADULT Non-Fiction Available -
Carroll Valley Library 940.5486 EDDY (Text) 35740635807001 Nonfiction Checked Out 04/09/2024
Huntingdon County Library NF 940.54 EDD (Text) 30298100595671 Nonfiction Available -
Ralpho Township Public Library 940.548 (Text) 41647000176809 Stacks Available -
Tunkhannock Public Library 940.548 EDD (Text) 31650000567664 Adult Non-Fiction Available -

LDR 02508cam a22003498i 4500
00111747232
003True
00520221118014616.0
008210205s2021 ctua b 001 0deng
010 . ‡a 2021005862
020 . ‡a9780811769969 ‡q(cloth ; ‡qalk paper)
040 . ‡aDLC ‡beng ‡erda ‡cDLC ‡dDLC ‡dUtOrBLW
042 . ‡apcc
043 . ‡an-us--- ‡0http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/geographicAreas/n-us ‡an-us-md ‡0http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/geographicAreas/n-us-md
08200. ‡a940.54/867308691 ‡223
1001 . ‡aEddy, Beverley Driver, ‡d1940- ‡eauthor. ‡0n 86828687 ‡0(True)159278
24514. ‡aThe Ritchie Boys : ‡bhow a top-secret force of immigrants and refugees helped win World War II / ‡cBeverley Driver Eddy.
24633. ‡aRitchie Boy secrets.
264 1. ‡aGuilford, Connecticut : ‡bStackpole Books, ‡c[2021]
300 . ‡aviii, 428 pages : ‡billustrations ; ‡c24 cm
336 . ‡atext ‡btxt ‡2rdacontent
337 . ‡aunmediated ‡bn ‡2rdamedia
338 . ‡avolume ‡bnc ‡2rdacarrier
504 . ‡aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
5050 . ‡aPreface / by Guy Stern -- Building Camp Ritchie -- The First Class -- The Men Assigned to the Camp -- The Composite School Unit -- Interrogation of Prisoners of War -- Aerial Intelligence and Photo Interpretation -- Order of Battle (and MIRS) -- Field Maneuvers and Close Combat Training -- Instructional Units -- The Camp Ritchie WACs -- Interactions with Civilians -- The First Mobile Radio Broadcasting Company -- The Counter Intelligence Corps and the Office of Strategic Services -- Camp Sharpe -- The Nisei (PACMIRS and MITUs) -- The German "Hillbillies" (and the GMDC) -- Ritchie Boys in Europe -- Ritchie Boys in the Pacific -- Postwar Activities in Europe.
520 . ‡a"This is the story of the 15,000 immigrants and refugees who used their native language skills and knowledge of their home countries to help America to victory in World War II. Beverley Driver Eddy tells their story thoroughly and colorfully, drawing heavily on interviews with surviving Ritchie Boys"-- ‡cProvided by publisher.
650 0. ‡aWorld War, 1939-1945 ‡xMilitary intelligence ‡zUnited States. ‡0sh2008113928 ‡0(True)694889
651 0. ‡aCamp Albert C. Ritchie (Md.) ‡xHistory. ‡0n 97122721
651 0. ‡aCamp Albert C. Ritchie (Md.) ‡vBiography. ‡0n 97122721
7300 . ‡aRitchie boy secrets.
77608. ‡iOnline version: ‡aEddy, Beverley D. ‡tRitchie Boys ‡dLanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, 2021 ‡z9780811769976 ‡w(DLC) 2021005863
901 . ‡a11747232 ‡b ‡c11747232 ‡tbiblio ‡sSystem Local

Additional Resources