Fort Carson (5 results)

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Illustrated covers. Dust soiling, and a stain to the front cover. An unofficial directory and guide published for Fort Carson newcomers. Foldout map included, and Military Buyer's Guide at rear. ; 42 (18) pages.

Condition: good. quarto, approx. 75, profusely illus. (some color) Reference is made to Brigadier General Ashton Monhart assuming command on 31 May, 1960, and to the Training Center being activated in August 1961. The Fort is located about 6 miles from Colorado Springs. Its predecessor, Camp Carson, was formed in May, 1942. The 10th Mountain Division trained there, and approximately 10, 000 POW's were interned at the Fort. This bookhighlights Company G, 2d Battalion, 1st Training Regiment (graduation date of March 30, 1962).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No markings on text. Historic Oklahoma Bookstore on Route 66. Packages shipped daily, Mon-Friday.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Signed to the inside front cover, "To Mr. Joel Webb/In appreciation of your special role in the history of Fort Carson/.'a nation that is dulled by indifference to the past cannot hope to make the future great.'/James F. Hamlet, Major General, US Army." Major Gen. Hamlet became the first African American general to command an Army division in the continental United States, when he assumed command of Fort Carson, Colorado and the Fourth Infantry Division. Green boards illustrated and lettered in yellow. A scrape to the front board, else unmarked.; 96 pages; Signed by Associated.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. A very nice copy. Text in mint/unmarked condition. Cover has minor wear with bumped corners. Binding is tight.