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: |
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Faded glory. |
Съдържание:
- 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.