| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
xvi, 224 p. : col. ill., col. maps. |
| Series |
Tarleton State University southwestern studies in the humanities ; no. 25
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| Note |
"A Texas A&M travel guide." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 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. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Military bases -- Texas.
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Fortification -- Texas.
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Battlefields -- Texas.
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Historic sites -- Texas.
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Texas -- History, Military.
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Texas -- Antiquities.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Utley, Dan K.
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ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9781603446990 (flex alk. paper) |
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1603446990 (flex alk. paper) |
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9781603447539 (electronic bk.) |
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