Description: Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, Images of America, Paperback Established in 1933 as the "World's Largest Airport," Barksdale Air Force Base covers 23,000 acres of Northwest Louisiana and is one of our nation's greatest military assets today. It was originally named for a true American airpower pioneer, Lt. E. Hoy Barksdale, and now has a population of over 7,000 military and civilian citizens. Barksdale has cultivated some of America's best Air Force leaders and national heroes and is the proud home of the legendary B-52 bomber.Images of America: Barksdale Air Force Base covers the history of the base from 1924 to the present with over 200 moving black-and-white photographs, many that have never been published before. This vivid history of United States military aviation includes everything from World War II to the Korean War, from the skies over Vietnam to alerts in the Cold War, from the sands of the Persian Gulf to the mountains of Kosovo, and on into the present-day War on Terrorism.
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Location: Columbia, South Carolina
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money back or replacement (buyer's choice)
Brand: Unbranded
MPN: 9780738514284
Book Title: Barksdale Air Force Base
Item Length: 9.2in
Item Height: 0.3in
Item Width: 6.5in
Author: H. D. &Quot;Buck&Quot; Rigg, John Andrew Prime, Shawn M. Bohannon
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: United States / State & Local / South (Al, Ar, FL, GA, Ky, La, ms, Nc, SC, Tn, VA, WV), Aviation / General, Military / United States, Military / Pictorial
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Publication Year: 2002
Genre: Transportation, History
Item Weight: 0.7 Oz
Number of Pages: 128 Pages
