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(0)Ray Herbeck
Author
Language
English
Description
"Changing Flags" is the true story of John Riley, a cocky Irish professional soldier who deserts the U.S. Army to fight for Mexico at first for money, then for something loftier in the Mexican War of 1846-48. With gritty action, romance, and humor, it brings to life his torturous journey of reformation and that of rowdy Irish and German fellow deserters who follow him in pursuit of a shared dream. Their epic tale begins in Michigan when Riley launches...
Author
Series
Battalion of St. Patrick volume 2
Publisher
Five Star, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
""To the Color" is the continuing true story of John Riley: young (28), cynical, charming, a professional Irish soldier who deserts the U.S. army to fight for Mexico at first for money, then for something loftier in the Mexican War of 1846-48. With gritty action, humor, pathos, and romance, it not only brings to life his torturous journey of reformation but that of the rough-hewn Irish and German fellow deserters who follow him in pursuit of a shared...
Author
Publisher
Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
""To the Color" is the continuing true story of John Riley: young (28), cynical, charming, a professional Irish soldier who deserts the U.S. army to fight for Mexico at first for money, then for something loftier in the Mexican War of 1846-48. With gritty action, humor, pathos, and romance, it not only brings to life his torturous journey of reformation but that of the rough-hewn Irish and German fellow deserters who follow him in pursuit of a shared...
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Pub. Date
1992.
Language
English
Description
With vintage film and photographs, this film chronicles the birth of organized crime and the most infamous deeds of gangsters such as Bugsy Siegel, Al Capone, John Dillinger, Pretty Boy Floyd, and Lucky Luciano, from Prohibition to prostitution, gangland massacres to gambling empires.
