Charles Sweeny, the Man Who Inspired HemingwayMcFarland, 19 sept 2017 - 288 páginas Charles Sweeny (1882-1963) was the heir to a fortune. Renouncing a life of comfort, he became a warrior for causes he believed in. Twice kicked out of West Point, he fought in revolts against three Latin American dictators. He was a decorated officer in the French Foreign Legion and in the U.S. Army during World War I, a brigadier general in the Polish-Soviet War and a military advisor in the Greco-Turkish War. He led a flying squadron in Morocco's Rif War, advised Loyalists in the Spanish Civil War and spied for French intelligence during World War II. Before America entered the war, he dodged FBI agents and U.S. neutrality laws to recruit American pilots to fight the Nazis and became a group captain in the R.A.F.'s Eagle Squadron. After Pearl Harbor, he worked with "Wild Bill" Donovan to devise guerrilla campaigns in North Africa and Eastern Europe. This richly detailed biography draws on Sweeny's personal papers, historical documents and photographs to chronicle the fascinating life of America's most celebrated soldier of fortune--a lifelong friend of Ernest Hemingway and a model for his fictional heroes. |
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2 His Early Years | 37 |
3 West Point Cadet | 43 |
4 Revolution in Mexico | 52 |
A Stand Against a Tyrant | 58 |
Deposing Zelaya | 66 |
14 Dodging the FBI to Recruit Pilots for France | 165 |
15 The Eagle Squadrons and the Battle of Britain | 178 |
16 Wild Bill Donovan and the office of Strategic Services | 196 |
17 Moment of Truth or How Sweeny Would Have Won World War II | 203 |
18 A Thorn in the Side of Roosevelt | 208 |
19 2600 Walker Lane | 218 |
20 Defending Petain | 221 |
21 Blaming FDR for Pearl Harbor | 228 |
7 Paris Wife and Children | 73 |
8 French Foreign Legion in the First World War | 79 |
9 Over the Top with the US Army | 112 |
10 PolishSoviet War | 133 |
11 GrecoTurkish War | 140 |
12 Morocco and the Rif War | 145 |
13 Spanish Civil War | 158 |
22 World Disorder and Revolution | 237 |
23 Sweenys Last War | 241 |
Chapter Notes | 253 |
Bibliography | 271 |
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Charles Sweeny, the Man Who Inspired Hemingway Charley Roberts,Charles P. Hess Vista previa restringida - 2017 |
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