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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 Martial Trappings Now Faded By Time, Neglect, The Elements And, Most Of All, Public Apathy. ?in Faded Glory: A Century Of Forgotten Texas Military Sites, Then And Now, Thomas E. Alexander And Dan K. Utley Revisit Twenty-nine Sites?many Of Them Largely Forgotten?associated With What Was Arguably The Most Tumultuous Hundred-year Period In A Five-century Span Of Texas History. Whether In The War With Mexico, The American Civil War, In Clashes Between Indians And The Frontier Army, Or In Two Worldwide Conflicts Fought On Foreign Shores, Texas And Texans Have Often Answered The Call To Arms. Beginning In 1845 And Continuing Through 1945, The Lone Star State And Its People Were Fully Involved In Seven Major Conflicts. ?in This Thoroughly Researched And Absorbing Guide, Alexander And Utley Recount The Full Story Of The Sites From Their Days Of Fame To The Present. Comparing Historic Sketches,

Author

Thomas E. Alexander and Dan K. Utley

Publisher

Texas A & M University Press

Published

2012

Language

EN

ISBN

9781603446990

Subjects

History, Travel, Military