Rattlesnake Bomber Base: Pyote Army Airfield In Wold War II - Couverture souple

Alexander, Thomas E.

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ISBN 10 : 1880510901 ISBN 13 : 9781880510902

Editeur : State House Press, 2005

Synopsis

In a remote corner of West Texas in 1942, the dreaded western diamondback rattlesnake was awarded the unique distinction of having a mighty airfield named in its honor. Although the installation originally bore the official title of Pyote Army Airfield, the massive quantity of serpents encountered during the construction of the base quickly earned it the nickname of "The Rattlesnake Bomber Base." For the thousands of military men and women who served on the airfield and the additional thousands of civilians who worked there, what is now only a ghostly ruin will always be a vibrant and undying monument to a brief time when men and snakes and giant silvery bombers all came together on the West Texas desert to share a legendary chapter of American history. The One and Only Rattlesnake Bomber Base tells the story of what happened when an American bomber base aptly named for a serpent arose, Brigadoon-like, from the sun-baked caliche desert located just east of the fabled Pecos River and just west of nearly every place else. Although the huge airfield was eventually to sprawl over nearly three thousand acres of Texas hardscrabble, its important and colorful history should by no means be considered merely a regional wartime episode. What happened at Pyote, Texas, before, during, and after World War II represents instead a microcosm of what took place all across the North American continent.

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À propos de l'auteur

THOMAS E. ALEXANDER, a commissioner with the Texas Historical Commission, is the author of three other books on Texas military history, including The Wings of Change: The Army Air Force Experience in Texas During World War II, (McWhiney Foundation Press, 2003). Alexander lives in Kerrville.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: State House Press
• Date d'édition: 2005
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1880510901
• ISBN 13: 9781880510902
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 200
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