Faded glory : a century of forgotten Texas military sites, then and now / / Thomas E. Alexander and Dan K. Utley.
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| Year of Publication: | 2012 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Tarleton State University southwestern studies in the humanities ;
no. 25 |
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| Physical Description: | xvi, 224 p. :; col. ill., col. maps. |
| Notes: | "A Texas A&M travel guide." |
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Table of 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.