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

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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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Alexander, Thomas E., 1931-
Otros Autores: Utley, Dan K.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: College Station : Texas A & M University Press, 2012.
Edición:1st ed.
Colección:Tarleton State University southwestern studies in the humanities ; no. 25.
Temas:
Military bases > Texas.
Fortification > Texas.
Battlefields > Texas.
Historic sites > Texas.
Bases militaires > Texas.
Fortifications > Texas.
Lieux historiques > Texas.
HISTORY > Military > Pictorial.
Antiquities.
Battlefields.
Fortification.
Historic sites.
Military bases.
Texas > History, Military.
Texas > Antiquities.
Texas > Histoire militaire.
Texas > Antiquités.
Texas.
Military history.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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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