Silver Wings

The U.S. Army Airforce in Texas, 1940-1946

Thomas E. Alexander (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

224 Seiten

2017
State House Press (Verlag)
978-1-933337-73-9 (ISBN)

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Presents a concise and colourful portrait of Texas during World War II, illustrating how the arrival of thousands of strangers in military uniforms forever changed the faces of eight towns and cities across the Lone Star State. The book is based on extensive on-site research, and offers rich anecdotal material, and personal interviews.

In Silver Wings: The U.S. Army Airforce in Texas, Thomas Alexander has created a concise and colorful portrait of Texas during World War II, illustrating how the arrival of thousands of strangers in military uniforms forever changed the faces of eight towns and cities across the Lone Star State. Based on extensive on-site research, rich anecdotal material, and personal interviews, the book briefly describes each community, establishing each location's pre-war condition, then analyses the permanent social and economic impact each wartime airfield had on its host community.

Thomas E. Alexander is a commissioner for the Texas Historical Commission and has been integral in establishing historical markers at important sites of Texas World War II history. He is the author of numerous books on Texas history. He resides in Kerrville, Texas.

Erscheinungsdatum	01.03.2017
Verlagsort	Abilene
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 228 mm
Gewicht	525 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► 1918 bis 1945
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
ISBN-10	1-933337-73-7 / 1933337737
ISBN-13	978-1-933337-73-9 / 9781933337739
Zustand	Neuware