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Ten, hut! Pack your footlocker and travel back in time with these illustrated titles from the Images of America series covering historic U.S. military forts and camps, airfields, and Air Force bases! 128 pages (unless otherwise noted), 200+ images, 6½"x 9¼", softcover.
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Hill Air Force Base – Larson. In
Naval Air Station, Atlantic City – Porcelli. Commissioned
Presidio of Monterey
WWII, Hill Air Force Base became a maintenance, supply, and temporary surplus aircraft storage depot, and also supported U.S. forces in the Korean and Vietnam wars. During the Cold War, it provided maintenance and support for the USAF’s turbojet aircraft and missiles. #707076
Luke Air Force Base
Griset. Luke Air Force Base was home to 14 leading fighter aircraft, graduated over 60,000 students, and accounted for millions of training flight hours. 160 pages. #109434
McConnell Air Force Base
Larsen. Through many neverbefore-published photos, this book examines the history of McConnell Air Force Base in Kansas, from its earliest days as an empty parcel of pasture through the arrival of the Air National Guard in 1941 and its present duties in U.S. Air Force intelligence and refueling operations. #18158
Rantoul and Chanute Air Force Base – Hanson.
Examine Rantoul, Illinois, which boomed with the coming of the Illinois Railroad in the mid-1850s, and Chanute Air Force Base, which was established as Chanute Field in 1917 and served as a premier technical training facility until its 1993 closure. #18212
Travis Air Force Base
Newlin. Soon after the Pearl Harbor attack, the FairfieldSuisun Army Air Base, later renamed Travis, was established outside of San Francisco, California. This book presents the full history of this “gateway to the Pacific.” #18110
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Page II. Stretched across 45 miles of pristine California coastline, Vandenberg Air Force Base – which is the vanguard of the United States’ space and missile program – sits ready to defend the nation from any large-scale threat. #M105042
in 1943, NAS Atlantic City has played a key role in the defense of the nation. Now, in this photohistory, you’ll see its years as a training base during World War II. #18230
Glenview Naval Air Station
Dawson. Trace the history of Glenview Naval Air Station, from its humble beginnings as Naval Reserve Aviation Base Chicago, through its vital role during WWII, to its closure in 1995, as it served as base and home to thousands of Navy and Marine Reserve pilots, aircrews, and support personnel. #18126
Naval Air Station Patuxent River – Chambers. Built during World War II, Maryland’s NAS Patuxent River was crucial in helping to create and maintain – through vital training and research – America’s naval air division. #700301
Quonset Point Naval Air Station: Volume I
Milligan. This volume examines
the Rhode Island installation’s achievements and activities during its entire 34-year service to the U.S. Navy, from the first landing of a Grumman Duck in 1940 through the base’s closure in 1973.
#5316
Quonset Point Naval Air Station: Volume II
Milligan. This second volume
of Quonset Point uncovers nearly 200 more scenes of the installation’s achievements and activities during the entire period of its service. #5317
Squantum and South Weymouth Naval Air Stations – Cann. Quincy’s
Squantum peninsula first hosted pilots for the 1909 Harvard Air Meet, and by the 1930s it was the nation’s first naval reserve aviation training center. #18107
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Raugh. Examine California’s Presidio of Monterey, from the seizure of Monterey during the Mexican-American War in 1846 through the construction of the Presidio in 1902-03.
#M104980
Quantico – Blumenthal.
Filled with rare archival images, this photo-history examines the evolution of Virginia's Marine Corps Base Quantico, from its 1917 establishment through its interwar service.
#18199
Marine Corps Air Station Miramar – O’Hara. In this
photo-essay you’ll see the base when it was home to the U.S. Marines during the Pacific island-hopping campaign of World War II, to its present role as home once again to U.S. Marines performing critical homeland security patrols along the border with Mexico. #18117
Marine Corps Air Station El Toro – O'Hara. This heavily
illustrated book examines California's Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) El Toro – the home of Marine Corps aviation on the West Coast until its 1999 decommission – from World War II through Desert Storm. #5315
The Marines at Twentynine Palms – O’Hara. The largest
U.S. Marine Corps base in history, the Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Center at Twentynine Palms is located on 930 square miles of harsh terrain in southern San Bernardino County. #18169
Parris Island – Alverez.
Take a visual journey through the history of USMC Recruit Depot, Parris Island, which, having trained recruits since World War I, is the oldest major post of the U.S. Marine Corps.
#M101906
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