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Hechler, Ken was born on September 20, 1914 in Roslyn, New York, United States. Son of Charles Henry and Catherine Elizabeth (Hauhart) Hechler.
( The incredible story of the capture of the Ludendorff B...)
The incredible story of the capture of the Ludendorff Bridge, a strategic bridge crossing the Rhine river at the town of Remagen. This updated volume contains bandw photos of American and German troops, artillery and aerial shots of the Rhine, and the Ludendorff Bridge before its ultimate destruction.
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(A full-length biography of Lt. Karl H. Timmermann, the fi...)
A full-length biography of Lt. Karl H. Timmermann, the first officer to cross the famed Ludendorff Bridge at the German town of Remagen. According to Hechler, "Timmermanns' leadership on March 7,1945, saved 5,000 American lives and shortened the war in the European Theater of Operations."
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V/G to LIKE NEW CONDITION. THIRD PRINTING. July 1966 Ballantine mass market paperback, Ken Hechler. The incredible story of the capture of the Ludendorff Bridge, a strategic bridge crossing the Rhine river at the town of Remagen.
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(It was a stunning strategic victory of World War II–and o...)
It was a stunning strategic victory of World War II–and one of the most fantastic breaks for the Allies. On March 7, 1945, a small group of American infantrymen, engineers, and tank crews secured the Ludendorff Bridge that crossed the Rhine. The successful mission saved thousands of American lives and spearheaded the invasion of Nazi Germany. The Bridge at Remagen is the detailed narrative of this surprising but crucial military action, one that stunned the German army. It is also the moving story of men who did not consider themselves heroes, but who performed magnificently under fire. In this amazing true story, Ken Hechler gives you the hour-by-hour account of brilliant military daring, human courage, and almost incredible luck that profoundly changed the course of the war.
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Available for the first time in paperback is the critically acclaimed Working with Truman, a warm and lighthearted memoir of what it was like to work behind the scenes in the White House during Truman's term as president. Focusing on the strengths and weaknesses of those who worked closely with Truman and on the Truman not seen by the public, Hechler provides insight into one of our greatest presidents.
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Hechler, Ken was born on September 20, 1914 in Roslyn, New York, United States. Son of Charles Henry and Catherine Elizabeth (Hauhart) Hechler.
AB, Swarthmore College, 1935. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Swarthmore College, 2001. AM, Columbia University, 1936.
Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1940. HHD (honorary), West Virginia Institute of Technology, 1988. Doctor of Letters (honorary), University Charleston, 1988.
Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Marshall University, 2007.
Lecturer government Barnard College, Columbia College, New York City, 1937-1941. Research assistant, Judge Samuel I. Rosenman, 1939-1950. Research assistant President Roosevelt's public papers, 1939-1950.
Section chief Bureau Census, 1940. Personnel technician Office Emergency Management, 1941. Administrative analyst Bureau of Budget, 1941—1942, 1946—1947.
Special assistant, President Harry S. Truman, 1949-1953. Research director Stevenson-Kefauver campaign, 1956. Administrative aide Senator Carroll of Colorado, 1957.
Member 86th-94th Congresses from 4th West Virginia district, 1959-1977. Secretary state State of West Virginia, 1985-2001. Science and technical committee 86th to 94th Congresses from 4th West Virginia District, chairman Energy (Fossil Fuels) Subcommittee.
Member Joint Committee on Organization of Congress, 1965-1966, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Oversight Subcommittee (United States Congress). Assistant professor politics Princeton University, 1947-1949. Professor political science Marshall University, Huntington, West Virginia, 1957, 82-84, 2001-2003.
Science consultant United States House Committee on Science and Technology, 1978-1980. Radio, television commentator Station WHTN, Huntington, 1957-1958, Station WWHY, 1978. Adjunct professor political science University Charleston, West Virginia, 1981.
Keynote speaker Harry Truman lecture ser. United States Air Force Academy, 1995. Distinguished visiting scholar West Virginia State College, Institute, 2001, Bowling Green State University, 2003, Florida Atlantic University, 2004-2005, Virginia Military Institute, 2004, High Point University, North Carolina, 2005, Truman Symposium, Key West, Florida, 2004-2010, American History Forum, Sarasota, Florida, 2006-2007, University Western Kentucky, 2006, University Florida, Gainesville, 2007, Long Island University, 2007, University Kansas, 2007, University California, Berkeley, 2008.
Lecturer in field, Lynchburg Coil, Luzerne County Pennsylvania Commonly College, 2009, Truman Library. Institute, 2009, Butler Community College Ildorada, Kans, 2010, Wirvexars Advertising & Marketing University, Amribo, Texas. Invited speaker Chautauqua Institution, Jamestown, New York, 2010.
Served to major Army of the United States, 1942-1946, served to colonel Reserve, 1947-1974.
( Available for the first time in paperback is the critic...)
( Available for the first time in paperback is the critic...)
( The incredible story of the capture of the Ludendorff B...)
(It was a stunning strategic victory of World War II–and o...)
(A full-length biography of Lt. Karl H. Timmermann, the fi...)
(V/G to LIKE NEW CONDITION. THIRD PRINTING. July 1966 Ball...)
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Board directors West Virginia Humanities Council, 1982-1984. Delegate Democratic National Convention, 1964, 68, 72, 80, 84. Member West Virginia State Democratic Executive Committee, 1998-1999.
Delegate Kanawha County, West Virginia State Democratic Convention, 2008, elected West Virginia presidential elector, 2008. Candidate in primary election for United States Senate, 2010. Member Veterans of Foreign Wars, DAV, American Political Science Association (associate director 1953-1956), Civitan, American Legion, Judson Welliver Society of Presidential Speech-Writers, West Virginia Labor History Association (named to Labor Hall Honor 2006), Elks, Golden Key International Honorary Society (honorary).