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Camp Cooke and Vandenberg Air Force Base, 1941-1966 : from armor and infantry training to space and missile launches

"During World War II, hundreds of military training installations were built throughout the United States to prepare servicemen for overseas combat. One such installation was Camp Cooke in California, which since 1957 has become an internationally recognized missile and rocket base renamed Vandenberg Air Force Base. This book examines the history of the camp, starting with its construction"-- Provided by publisher
Print Book, English, 2014
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, Jefferson, North Carolina, 2014
History
x, 274 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
9780786478552, 9781476614243, 0786478551, 1476614245
857803877
1.Constructing Camp Cooke
2.The Camp in World War II
3.The Interwar Years, 1945
1950
4.The Camp in the Korean War, 1950
1953
5.Organized Entertainment at Camp Cooke
6.The Army Departs
7.A New Mission
Appendices
A.Brig. Gen. Philip St. George Cooke, 1809
1895
B.Camp Cooke and the Rancho de Jesus Maria
C.Commanders and Commandants
D.Known Army Units at Camp Cooke
E.Medal of Honor Recipients with Connections to Camp Cooke
F.Hoyt S. Vandenberg, 1899
1954
G.Vandenberg AFB Launch Facility Status and History