Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Artillery
Languages : en
Pages : 688
Book Description
The Coast Artillery Journal
Author: Blazing Skies
Author: John A. HamiltonPublisher: Department of the Army
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 394
Book Description
The book is an authoritative history on the Army Air Defense Artillery Branch on Fort Bliss, Texas. Fort Bliss in 1940 was a cavalry post located on the Texas border. The post itself occupied the sixth location of what had been called Fort Bliss. In the summer of 1940 a number of Army National Guard antiaircraft regiments were called to active duty to spend one year protecting American cities and territories from air attack. In September the first antiaircraft regiment, the 202nd Coast Artillery (Antiaircraft) Regiment, arrived at Fort Bliss. Over the next four years the post became an antiaircraft training center and finally the Army antiaircraft training center. After the war, Fort Bliss became the premier guided missile testing and training center for the Army. All of the Nike missile battalions deployed to protect American cities during the Cold War trained there. As time passed, Fort Bliss expanded to 1.1 million acres, one of the largest Army posts in the world. By 1946, the antiaircraft arm was the owner of Fort Bliss. By 1957, the post had become the Air Defense Center and School for the United States Army. This book is the story of that progression until the Base Realignment and Closure announcement in 2005. By 2011, the Air Defense Artillery Center and School will be located at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. This will end the era of Air Defense Artillery ownership of Fort Bliss, Texas
Guide to Federal Records in the National Archives of the United States: Record groups 171-515
Author: United States. National Archives and Records AdministrationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 930
Book Description
US Army Order of Battle, 1919-1941: The services : air service, engineers, and special troops, 1919-41
Author: Steven E. ClayLoyal Gunners
Author: Lee WindsorPublisher: Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press
ISBN: 1771122560
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 819
Book Description
Loyal Gunners uniquely encapsulates the experience of Canadian militia gunners and their units into a single compelling narrative that centres on the artillery units of New Brunswick. The story of those units is a profoundly Canadian story: one of dedication and sacrifice in service of great guns and of Canada. The 3rd Field Regiment (The Loyal Company), Royal Canadian Artillery, is Canada’s oldest artillery unit, dating to the founding of the Loyal Company in Saint John in 1793. Since its centennial in 1893, 3rd Field—in various permutations of medium, coastal, and anti-aircraft artillery—has formed the core of New Brunswick’s militia artillery, and it has endured into the twenty-first century as the last remaining artillery unit in the province. This book is the first modern assessment of the development of Canadian heavy artillery in the Great War, the first look at the development of artillery in general in both world wars, and the first exploration of the development and operational deployment of anti-tank artillery in the Second World War. It also tells a universal story of survival as it chronicles the fortunes of New Brunswick militia units through the darkest days of the Cold War, when conventional armed forces were entirely out of favour. In 1950 New Brunswick had four and a half regiments of artillery; by 1970 it had one—3rd Field. Loyal Gunners traces the rise and fall of artillery batteries in New Brunswick as the nature of modern war evolved. From the Great War to Afghanistan it provides the most comprehensive account to date of Canada’s gunners.
Preliminary Inventory of the Records of the Chiefs of Arms
Author: John E. TaylorPublisher:
ISBN: 9780788436499
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The term "Chiefs of Arms" refers to the Chief of Field Artillery, the Chief of Coast Artillery, the Chief of Cavalry, and the Chief of Infantry. The Artillery Corps contains two branches: the Coastal Artillery and the Field Artillery. This inventory descr
Beyond Courage
Author: Dorothy CavePublisher: Sunstone Press
ISBN: 0865345597
Category : Prisoners of war
Languages : en
Pages : 486
Book Description
Bataan, the last bastion stemming the Japanese tidal wave across the Pacific, was about to fall. Only one unit, ROld Two Hon'erd," a small band of New Mexico National Guardsmen, remained intact. In her award-winning history, Dorothy Cave follows the members of this small unit who played a key role in this pivotal moment in history.
Coast Artillery Ammunition
Author: United States. Chief of coast artilleryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
The US Army in World War I - Orders of Battle
Author: Richard A RinaldiPublisher: Tiger Lily Pub
ISBN: 9780972029643
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
A complete Orders of Battle for all U.S. Army combat units during World War I. Intended for the serious student of military history, the book is both compact and comprehensive.
A Brief History of the 14th Marines
Author: Ronald J. BrownPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description