Camp Dodge
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ISBN-13:
9780738560915
Veröffentl:
2009
Erscheinungsdatum:
01.07.2009
Seiten:
128
Autor:
Mary L. Jones
Gewicht:
318 g
Format:
231x163x10 mm
Serie:
Images of America
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
The Camp Dodge military reservation, located northwest of Iowa's capital, Des Moines, has been a community presence in times of war and peace. During World War I, a city serving over 45,000 soldiers sprang up inside its boundaries. As quickly as the army's city was built, it was dismantled, no longer needed at the war's end. The land again became a training area for the Iowa National Guard. The community found a home here too, flocking to one of the world's largest outdoor swimming pools, built in the early 1920s. World War II saw the post processing new soldiers and training the Iowa State Guard, left behind to safeguard the state. Over the years, the camp has heard the pounding of horses' hooves turn to the roar of tanks. Hand-drawn strategy maps have given way to high-tech computer maneuver simulations. Camp Dodge has survived and grown.
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