In this comprehensive study of the Swiss Reformation, Gordon examines the event in the context of the history of the Swiss Federation. The Reformation is presented as a narrative of events followed by an examination of various key themes surrounding the event.
In this comprehensive study of the Swiss Reformation, Gordon examines the event in the context of the history of the Swiss Federation. The Reformation is presented as a narrative of events followed by an examination of various key themes surrounding the event.
Bruce Gordon was 7 years old and living in Honolulu when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, and he remembers it well. On Christmas Day, 1941, he left with his family as a refugee in a convoy to San Francisco, only to return in 1943 when his father considered it safe. After the war, he went to Hong Kong and experienced China under British rule.Bruce returned to the USA for college. He joined the AFROTC at Tufts College, starting a 20-year career in the US Air Force as a fighter pilot and maintenance officer. He flew many Active Air Scrambles in Alaska, intercepting Russian aircraft and a high-altitude balloon. He transferred to the F-106 in Michigan, learning the SAGE air defense system. He learned aerial refueling and fighter tactics, with practice dogfights with F-104s. His squadron deployed to South Korea, where he intercepted Russian aircraft and buzzed a Russian fleet. He was transferred to Vietnam, where he flew the F-100 in 132 combat missions, attacking enemy troops and the Ho Chi Minh Trail. Bruce returned to the USA with the Distinguished Flying Cross and 9 Air Medals. He helped develop drones and worked with test aircraft. After retirement, he developed and taught Electronic Warfare in Michigan, then went to Saudi Arabia to manage a business airline. He returned to the USA to work as a contractor developing software for tracking maintenance of USAF aircraft and Army tanks & multiple weapon systems. He retired again and lives in Georgetown, Kentucky. He has a wife, three children, six grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.
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Table of contents Table of maps Acknowledgements Abbreviations Introduction 1. Peasants, priests and soldiers: The Swiss Confederation in the Late Middle Ages 2. Zwingli and Zurich 3. The spread of the Reformation 4. War and disaster 1529-1534 5. Consolidation and turmoil 1534-1566 6. The radical challenge 7. Church building 8. Church and society 9. International Zwinglianism 10. Culture of the Swiss Reformation Chronology Principal figures Further reading Index
Table of contents Table of maps Acknowledgements Abbreviations Introduction 1. Peasants, priests and soldiers: The Swiss Confederation in the Late Middle Ages 2. Zwingli and Zurich 3. The spread of the Reformation 4. War and disaster 1529-1534 5. Consolidation and turmoil 1534-1566 6. The radical challenge 7. Church building 8. Church and society 9. International Zwinglianism 10. Culture of the Swiss Reformation Chronology Principal figures Further reading Index
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