Military Camps Books

Mikaberidze Alexander (EDT) 
edizioni Abc-Clio Inc collana Abc-Clio Inc (Hardcover) , 2018

Jacobs Gregory S. 
edizioni Arcadia Pub collana Arcadia Pub (Paperback)

"Good old Camp Grant, right close to home." Those words, true at the time they were written during World War II, applied to Camp Grant from the beginning. Tracks were laid in what was a farm field in northwest Illinois, and within the span of 90 days a small city was built. During its use as a post, thousands of soldiers...

Starbuck David R. 
edizioni Univ Pr of New England collana Univ Pr of New England (Paperback)

From 1991 to 1998 archeologist David Starbuck conducted excavations on Rogers Island, one of the most significant military encampments of the French and Indian War. Located in the Hudson River in what is now the town of Fort Edward, Rogers Island was once home to thousands of British "redcoats" as well as hundreds...

Chandra Anita  Lara-Cinisomo Sandraluz  Burns Rachel M.  Griffin Beth Ann 
edizioni Natl Book Network collana Natl Book Network (Paperback)

Military family support programs have proliferated in recent years, but there has been little evaluation of whether these programs are meeting their key objectives. To help fill this gap, a RAND study explored the curriculum, themes, and outcomes of Operation Purple, a free weeklong summer camp program for youth with...

California Center for Military History 
edizioni Arcadia Pub collana Arcadia Pub (Paperback)

Camp Roberts, in the Salinas Valley, is one of California's largest military training camps. Named for a heroic World War I tank driver, it took the threat of global war in 1940 to kick-start its construction. Soon Camp Roberts had a capacity to house and train 23,000 men. During the war, almost half a million men...