Download or read book Preparing for Combat Overseas Patton s Desert Training Center written by Matt Bischoff and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2016-05-30 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Once it became clear that the U.S. Army would be fighting the Axis powers in the deserts of North Africa -- a suitable place to train was needed. Assigned the task of finding and developing such a place, General George S. Patton, Jr. found it in southeastern California. The Desert Training Center as the facility became known proved its mettle in combat overseas. Amazingly, much remains today of this massive training grounds. This book describes in detail the historic context for the DTC, and explains the value that it played in the war. Also provided are detailed descriptions of the sites, features, and artifacts left behind by the troops that trained there over 70 years ago.
Download or read book The Desert Training Center California Arizona Maneuver Area 1942 1944 written by Matt C. Bischoff and published by Statistical Research. This book was released on 2000 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the German Afrika Korps driving across the North African desert with impunity in 1941 and 1942, the U.S. Army realized that it might be called upon to assist its British ally in the fight against the Germans and Italians. Egypt, along with the strategic Suez Canal and the Middle East in general, was in danger of being lost to the Axis powers. It became imperative that the Axis be expelled from North Africa. The U.S. Army, however, had never fought a large-scale war in a desert environment. As a result, the Army Ground Forces designated more than 18,000 square miles of the Arizona and California desert as an armored training facility. Maj. Gen. George S. Patton. Jr., was placed in charge of establishing this facility and served as its first commanding officer. The facility would thereafter reflect his tough image and relentless training doctrines.
Download or read book Patton written by J. Furman Daniel and published by University of Missouri Press. This book was released on 2020-04-03 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: General George S. Patton Jr. is one of the most successful yet misunderstood figures in American military history. Despite the many books and articles written about him, none considers in depth how his love of history shaped the course of his life. In this thematic biography, Furman Daniel traces Patton’s obsession with history and argues that it informed and contributed to many of his successes, both on and off the battlefield. Patton deliberately cultivated the image of himself as a warrior from ages past; the more interesting truth is that he was an exceptionally dedicated student of history. He was a hard worker and voracious reader who gave a great deal of thought to how military history might inform his endeavors. Most scholars have overlooked this element of Patton’s character, which Daniel argues is essential to understanding the man’s genius.
Download or read book Desert Armour written by Robert Forczyk and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2023-10-12 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Robert Forczyk covers the development of armoured warfare in North Africa from Rommel's Gazala offensive in 1942 through to the end of war in the desert in Tunisia in 1943. The war in the North African desert was pure mechanized warfare, and in many respects the most technologically advanced theatre of World War II. It was also the only theatre where for three years British and Commonwealth, and later US, troops were in constant contact with Axis forces. World War II best-selling author Robert Forczyk explores the second half of the history of the campaign, from the Gazala offensive in May 1942 that drove the British forces all the way back to the Egyptian frontier and led to the fall of Tobruk, through the pivotal battles of El Alamein, and the final Allied victory in Tunisia. He examines the armoured forces, equipment, doctrine, training, logistics and operations employed by both Allied and Axis forces throughout the period, focusing especially on the brigade and regimental level of operations. Fully illustrated throughout with photographs, profile artwork and maps, and featuring tactical-level vignettes and appendices analysing tank data, tank deliveries in-theatre and orders of battle, this book goes back to the sources to provide a new study of armoured warfare in the desert.
Download or read book The Procurement and Training of Ground Combat Troops written by Robert Roswell Palmer and published by . This book was released on 1948 with total page 728 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book United States Army in World War II The procurement and training of ground combat troops by R R Palmer and others 1948 written by and published by . This book was released on 1948 with total page 736 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book United States Army in World War II The Army Ground Forces written by United States. Dept. of the Army. Office of Military History and published by . This book was released on 1947 with total page 730 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book United States Army in World War II written by United States. Dept. of the Army. Office of Military History and published by . This book was released on 1948 with total page 728 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book United States Army in World War II The army ground forces written by Kent Roberts Greenfield and published by . This book was released on 1947 with total page 730 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book California Trails South Coast Region written by Peter Massey and published by Adler Publishing. This book was released on 2006-09 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This field guide includes meticulous scenic drives and details for 50 trails located near the towns of Los Angeles, San Bernardino, San Diego, Salton Sea, Indio, Borrego Springs, Ocotillo and Palo Verde. NEW, full COLOR addition to our Trails series! These handy 6x9? books include scenic drives plus a whole lot more! Including some of America's best mountain biking, hiking, camping and fishing areas! Ghost towns galore? Step back into the past while wandering through abandoned mining areas, old buildings, and even entire towns. INCLUDES GPS coordinates throughout each book.
Download or read book Famous Americans written by Victor J. Danilov and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2013-09-26 with total page 457 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: People who are considered “famous” can be found in many different fields. This book describes 472 museums, historic sites, and memorials about 409 people in 26 categories: Actors Explorers Playwrights Architects First Ladies Poets Artists/Sculptors Frontiersmen Presidents Athletes Journalists/Publishers Public Officials/ Author/Writers Medical Innovators Political Figures Aviators/Astronauts Military Figures Religious Leaders Business/Industrial/Financial Musicians/Singers/ Scientists/Engineers/ Figures Composers Inventors Educators Outlaws Social Activists Entertainers Patriotic Figures Socialites They include such people as Clark Gable, Judy Garland, Georgia O’Keeffe, Norman Rockwell, Ernest Hemingway, Edgar Allan Poe, Sinclair Lewis, Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, Will Rogers, Daniel Boone, Buffalo Bill Cody, William Randolph Hearst, Douglas MacArthur, Robert E. Lee, Louis Armstrong, Elvis Presley, Betsy Ross, Carl Sandburg, Jesse James, Benjamin Franklin, Daniel Webster, Billy Graham, Martin Luther King, Jr., Jane Addams, Frederick Douglass, Doris Duke, Helen Keller, Wilbur and Orville Wright, and all the Presidents, including George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Franklin D. Roosevelt. Among the sites of the museums and other tributes are such places as the Katharine Hepburn Museum, Thomas Hart Benton Home and Studio, Babe Ruth Museum, Louisa May Alcott’s Orchard House, Mark Twain House and Museum, Charles A. Lindberg Historic Site, Lincoln Memorial, Morgan Library and Museum, Kit Carson Home and Museum, Clara Barton National Historic Site, Stonewall Jackson’s Home, Marian Anderson Residence/Museum and Birthplace, Stephen Foster Memorial Museum, Tennessee Williams Birthplace/Home, Mount Vernon: George Washington’s Estate and Gardens, Roger Williams National Memorial, Rachel Carson Homestead, Rosa Parks Library and Museum, and Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum. In addition to the chapters and directory, the book includes a geographical guide to the sites, selected bibliography, index, and 29 photographs.
Download or read book Leadership Secrets of a Slug written by Dana G. Venenga and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2016-09-07 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Leadership Secret of a Slug, Dana Venenga humorously writes about time-tested leadership skills he saw while slugging as a commuter along Interstate 95 in Northern Virginia on his way to work in D.C. Only someone as familiar with leadership as the Air Force veteran could have noticed leadership being practiced in the simple art of waiting for a ride from complete strangers. Dana skillfully and thoughtfully writes about integrity, courage, patience, preparedness and several other leadership qualities. He includes multiple real-world sources to strengthen the reality of the importance of leadership and faith in God to America and to the American family.
Download or read book I Was with Patton written by D. A. Lande and published by . This book was released on with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Fighting in the Great Crusade written by Gregory A. Daddis and published by LSU Press. This book was released on 2002-03-01 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ?
Download or read book The Cadet Nurse Corps in Arizona A History of Service written by Elsie M. Szecsy and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2016-04-07 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Congress established the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps during World War II to meet the high demand for medical care. The first federal women's education program, it included a nondiscrimination policy decades before the civil rights movement. The trailblazing cadets and innovative healthcare practices at the five participating teaching hospitals in Arizona left a lasting national legacy. Sage Memorial Hospital was the country's only accredited nursing school for Native Americans. Santa Monica's Hospital and nursing school was the first to integrate west of the Mississippi. The daughter of a Navajo medicine man, U.S. Army Nurse Corps second lieutenant Adele Slivers helped bridge a gap between traditional healing practices and modern medicine. Arizona author Elsie Szecsy details momentous local challenges and achievements from this pivotal era in American medicine.
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Download or read book World War II and Nevada written by Charles Weller and published by University of Nevada Press. This book was released on 2024-05-28 with total page 447 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: World War II and Nevada is an in-depth examination of the state’s role in the war. Nevada’s geographic location, land, sky, mineral resources, and the sacrifices of its people were crucial to victory—and transformed the state. The war brought the first significant development of the gaming industry; the introduction of a huge, permanent military presence; the diversification of its population; and a shift in political and economic power within the region. Nevada’s previously unexamined role in the internment of Japanese Americans is explored, and so too is the role of women and minority groups in support of the war. The book concludes with a comprehensive list of those killed, wounded, or made prisoners of war during the conflict. Weller provides the most thorough analysis of Nevada’s war effort to date and historians will find the book a valuable addition to their World War II history collections.
