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CONTENTS List of Maps Ix Acknowledgments xI Introduction xv Chapter 1 The Mexican War, 1846–1848 3 Corpus Christi Beach 6 Thornton’s Skirmish 11 Brazos Santiago 17 Fort Brown 23 Chapter 2 The Indian Wars, 1848–1875 31 Fort McKavett 34 Fort Lancaster 40 Battle of Adobe Walls 46 Chapter 3 The Civil War, 1861–1865 55 Old Fort Bliss 59 Battle of Galveston 66 Camp Ford 72 Battle of Sabine Pass 78 Chapter 4 The Spanish-American War, 1898 87 Menger Hotel 89 Camp Mabry 92 Camp Wood 98 Chapter 5 The Mexican Revolution, 1910–1920 105 Downtown El Paso 108 Glenn Spring 115 Camp Ruidosa 120 Camp Holland 126 Chapter 6 World War I, 1917–1918 133 USS Texas 135 Galveston Coastal Defenses 143 Camp Bowie I 148 Camp MacArthur and Rich Field 154 Chapter 7 World War II, 1941–1945 163 Fort Clark 166 Camp Bowie II 173 Avenger Field 178 Pecos Army Airfield 183 Naval Operations in Wartime Orange 189 Prisoners of War in Texas 195 Marfa Army Airfield 201 Epilogue: A Call for Preservation 211 Index 219 C O N T E N T S VIII ...

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