Books by "Donald E. Davis"
8 books found
History Of The Third Infantry Division In World War II, Vol. III
by Lt. Donald G. Taggart
2016 · Lucknow Books
Few units in the U.S. Army can boast as proud a unit history as the Third Infantry Division; it fought on all of the Europe and North African fronts that American soldiers were engaged against the Axis forces during World War II. The 3rd Infantry Division saw combat in North Africa, Sicily, Italy, France, Germany and Austria for 531 consecutive days. In this official division history written by the officers who served with the unit at the time serves as a fascinating memorial and a detailed history of the "Marne Division" during World War II. The 3rd Inf. Division made landfall in Fedala on the 8th November 1942 as part of Operation Torch during the Allied invasion of North Africa and was engaged in heavy fighting before the German and Italian troops were finally levered out of the continent. The division was back in the thick of the fighting in Sicily under the command of such famous leaders as Generals Lucien Truscott, Omar Bradley and George S. Patton. As part of General Mark Clark's U.S. Fifth army it engaged in some of the bloodiest engagements of the Italian campaign at Salerno beaches, Volturno river, Monte Cassino and Anzio. Under their old division commander General Truscott they formed part of the force that landed in Southern France and battled into the heart of Germany before the eventual capitulation of the Nazi High command in 1945. Richly illustrated with maps and pictures throughout.
Farm-mortgage Credit Facilities in the United States
by Donald Clare Horton, Harald Christian Larsen, Norman Julian Wall
1942
This publication is intended to serve a principal purpose of providing a compact summary and analysis of factual material on farm-mortgage credit heretofore available only in scattered sources. At the same time it is intended to orient the major current problems and public issues in the farm-mortgage credit field.
"These essays, arranged chronologically in the order they were first written, represent Donald Edward Davis's twenty-year career as a writer, environmental activist, and scholar of all things Appalachian. Join Davis in an exploration of a region consistently under attack by mining interests, developers, and the tourist industry, and consistently misunderstood by scholars. Approaching this unique region from both historical and environmental angles, Davis presents twenty essays to help illuminate the problems, peoples, and places of what may be the oldest mountain range in the world."--BOOK JACKET.
Supplement for 1956 to Measuring the Supply and Utilization of Farm Commodities
by Donald R. Cornelius, Fred Lavin, Harry Wayne Springfield, Murrell Williams Talbot
1955
The life that inspired the major motion picture The Aviator, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and directed by Martin Scorsese. Howard Hughes has always fascinated the public with his mixture of secrecy, dashing lifestyle, and reclusiveness. This is the book that breaks through the image to get at the man. Originally published under the title Empire: The Life, Legend, and Madness of Howard Hughes.
Blake Set to Music: A Bibliography of Musical Settings of the Poems and Prose of William Blake by Donald Fitch offers an extensive and meticulously compiled reference work detailing the musical interpretations of William Blake’s poetry. What began as a casual search in 1976 to fulfill a request for Blake settings for male chorus soon turned into a comprehensive project, revealing a surprising gap in musical bibliography. While Shakespeare and other poets had well-documented musical settings, Blake's work had no such resource until now. Fitch's research uncovers a fascinating trend: the use of Blake’s poetry in musical compositions is largely a 20th-century phenomenon, though it has roots in the late 19th century. From Blake himself reportedly singing his poems to original tunes, to early settings by musicians like Mary Carmichael in 1876, Fitch traces how Blake’s works captured the imagination of composers. The bibliography spans amateur and professional musicians, encompassing settings for solo voice, choirs, chamber ensembles, and orchestras. The book highlights over 250 musical settings of Blake's "The Lamb," making it the most popular choice among composers, while other well-loved poems like "The Tyger" and "Spring" also appear frequently. Interestingly, it also explores Blake’s influence beyond the English-speaking world, particularly in post-World War II compositions by Scandinavian, Russian, and European composers. Fitch’s bibliography not only provides a rich resource for scholars, musicians, and Blake enthusiasts but also charts a cultural shift. As musical tastes evolved, so too did the appreciation for Blake’s poetic depth, with his works being embraced by an ever-widening range of composers across the globe. This bibliography stands as an essential guide to the diverse and evolving relationship between Blake’s visionary poetry and the world of music. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1990.