Faded glory a century of forgotten Texas military sites, then and now /
Each of the wars fought by Texans spawned the creation of scores of military sites across the state, from the lonely frontier outpost at Adobe Walls to the once-bustling World War II shipyards of Orange. Today, although vestiges of the sites still exist, many are barely discernible, their once-proud...
| Основен автор: | Alexander, Thomas E., 1931- |
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| Други автори: | Utley, Dan K. |
| Формат: | Електронен |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
College Station :
Texas A & M University Press,
2012.
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| Издание: | 1st ed. |
| Серия: |
Tarleton State University southwestern studies in the humanities ;
no. 25. |
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=461585 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Faded glory. |
| Резюме: |
Each of the wars fought by Texans spawned the creation of scores of military sites across the state, from the lonely frontier outpost at Adobe Walls to the once-bustling World War II shipyards of Orange. Today, although vestiges of the sites still exist, many are barely discernible, their once-proud martial trappings now faded by time, neglect, the elements and, most of all, public apathy.?In Faded Glory: A Century of Forgotten Texas Military Sites, Then and Now, Thomas E. Alexander and Dan K. Utley revisit twenty-nine sites-many of them largely forgotten-associated with what w. |
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| Описание на библ. документ: |
"A Texas A & M travel guide." |
| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource. |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781603447539 1603447539 |