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Faded glory a century of forgotten Texas military sites, then and now /

Main Author: Alexander, Thomas E., 1931-
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc.
Other Authors: Utley, Dan K.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: College Station : Texas A&M University Press, 2012.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Military bases > Texas.
Fortification > Texas.
Battlefields > Texas.
Historic sites > Texas.
Texas > History, Military.
Texas > Antiquities.
Online Access:http://site.ebrary.com/lib/ucy/Doc?id=10588014
Table of Contents:
  • The Mexican War, 1846-1848: Corpus Christi beach
  • Thornton's skirmish
  • Brazos Santiago
  • Fort Brown
  • The Indian Wars, 1848-1875: Fort McKavett
  • Fort Lancaster
  • Battle of Adobe Walls
  • The Civil War, 1861-1865: Old Fort Bliss
  • Battle of Galveston
  • Camp Ford
  • Battle of Sabine Pass
  • The Spanish-American War, 1898: Menger Hotel
  • Camp Mabry
  • Camp Wood
  • The Mexican Revolution, 1910-1920: Downtown El Paso
  • Glenn Spring
  • Camp Ruidosa
  • Camp Holland
  • World War I, 1917-1918: USS Texas
  • Galveston coastal defenses
  • Camp Bowie I
  • Camp MacArthur and Rich Field
  • World War II, 1941-1945: Fort Clark
  • Camp Bowie II
  • Avenger Field
  • Pecos Army Airfield
  • Naval operations in wartime Orange
  • Prisoners of war in Texas
  • Marfa Army Airfield
  • Epilogue: a call for preservation.

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