Building for Peace; U.S. Army Engineers in Europe 1945-1991 (U.S. Army in the Cold War Series)
by Robert P. Grathwol, Donita M. Moorhus
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/No Jacket
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
Washington, DC: Center of Military History/Corps of Engineers, 2005 Center for Military History/Corps of Engineers, Washington, DC. 2005. Hardcover. First Edition. U.S. Army in the Cold War Series. CMH Pub 45-1. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Fine. No Jacket as issued. Blue cloth boards and spine with bright silver lettering on spine and Army crest on front board in silver. 483 pp. A major portion of the resources expended during the Cold War were devoted to the physical infrastructure that housed, trained, fed, armed, protected, and diverted the soldiers of the US and NATO for almost a half century. The US Army Corps of Engineers played a central role in building and maintaining that infrastructure. With color maps and B&W photographs. A clean pristine copy.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000229
- Title
- Building for Peace; U.S. Army Engineers in Europe 1945-1991 (U.S. Army in the Cold War Series)
- Author
- Robert P. Grathwol, Donita M. Moorhus
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Center of Military History/Corps of Engineers
- Place of Publication
- Washington, DC
- Date Published
- 2005
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12"
- Keywords
- COLD WAR, US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, US Army in EUROPE, MILITARY HISTORY, ENGINEERING, BUILDING CONSTRUCTION in GERMANY, Army Engineers, military infrastructure, barracks, chow halls,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Cold War;
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Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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