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[The Hill of Glory monument in Mendoza]

Description: Photograph of the Hill of Glory (Cerro de la Gloria) in Mendoza. Numerous statues sit on a rocky mound, including two clusters of soldiers on horseback resting on low platforms and a lone horseman's statue standing on a higher ledge. The top of the monument is occupied by a statue depicting a winged woman holding broken chains into the air while additional soldiers riding horses crowd around her feed and a bird statue flies below her.
Date: unknown
Creator: Parlee, Lorena, 1945-2006
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Patton's Iron Cavalry - The Impact of the Mechanized Cavalry on the U.S. Third Army

Description: The American military experience in the European Theater of Operations during the Second World War is one of the most heavily documented topics in modern historiography. However, within this plethora of scholarship, very little has been written on the contributions of the United States Cavalry to this era. The six mechanized cavalry groups assigned to the Third Army served in a variety of roles, conducting screens, counter-reconnaissance, as well as a number of other associated security missi… more
Date: May 2011
Creator: Nance, William Stuart
Partner: UNT Libraries
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