Ken Hechler (1914–2016)
Auteur van The Bridge at Remagen
Over de Auteur
Kenneth William Hechler was born in Roslyn, New York on September 20, 1914. He received a bachelor's degree from Swarthmore College in 1935 and a doctorate in political science from Columbia University in 1940. He taught at Columbia College and Barnard College and took part in editing President toon meer Franklin D. Roosevelt's presidential papers before his wartime service as an Army officer. He was a combat historian who visited the European battlefronts of World War II and interrogated high-ranking Nazis before the Nuremberg war-crime trials. His book, The Bridge at Remagen, was published in 1957. It was adapted into a movie in 1969. After the war, Hechler held an administrative post in the Bureau of the Budget and taught politics at Princeton University. He worked as a speechwriter and researcher for President Harry S. Truman from 1949 to 1953. He was teaching government at Marshall College when he decided to run for Congress. He served nine terms in the House of Representatives where he fought to improve safety standards in coal mines, provide health benefits for miners with lung disease, and curb strip mining as a despoiler of the environment and a threat to water supplies. After leaving Congress, he was West Virginia's secretary of state from 1985 to 2001. He died from a stroke on December 10, 2016 at the age of 102. (Bowker Author Biography) toon minder
Fotografie: DoD photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Molly A. Burgess, U.S. Navy. (Released)
Werken van Ken Hechler
Holding the Line: The 51st Engineer Combat Battalion and the Battle of the Bulge, December 1944-January 1945 (1988) 4 exemplaren
Toward the endless frontier: History of the Committee on Science and Technology, 1959-79 (1980) 2 exemplaren
State Capital 1 exemplaar
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- Hechler, Kenneth William
- Geboortedatum
- 1914-09-20
- Overlijdensdatum
- 2016-12-10
- Geslacht
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- Nationaliteit
- USA
- Geboorteplaats
- Roslyn, New York, USA
- Plaats van overlijden
- Romney, West Virginia, USA
- Oorzaak van overlijden
- stroke
- Opleiding
- Swarthmore College
Columbia University (PhD)
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Bridge at Remagen door Ken Hechler
Good World War 2 account of taking an intact bridge over the Rhine at Remagen. The Germans were supposed to blow it up but were stopped from doing that.
3211. The Bridge at Remagen, by Ken Hechler (read 23 June 1999) I saw this at a rummage sale and it cost I think a dime. I remembered the author was a West Virginian congressman and so bought the book months ago and have finally read it. It tells a great story very well, and the book really caught me up. It is told in sort of official history language, since the author was a historian during the war when he was in the Army. This is a real 5-star book and I am glad I read it.
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Portrays Truman as a loving husband and father. Keenly aware of history and his place in it.He cared deeply for his country and was decisive and Had an easy comraderie with his staff. Irv Perlmeter is mentioned on pages298,216,217 and 218. Deals with Mc Arthur firing in a complete manner.
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