Army Fire Fighting: A Historical Perspective - 9781468523706

Army Firefighting details the history of this low-density military occupational specialty which represents a small section of the Corps of Engineers. Beginning with the Civil War through present day, this historical perspective contains the lineage and history of Army fire fighting units and includes unit rosters, activations and deactivations, deployment locations and description of some of the major fires fought. The book also contains photographs of Army fire fighters during World War I, World War II, Korean War, Vietnam, Desert Storm and the War on Terrorism. Using interviews, correspondence and diaries, as well as archived material, Leroy Allen Ward tells the remarkable story of the Army's Engineer Firefighters.

Author: Leroy Allen Ward

Publisher: Authorhouse

Publication Date: Dec 28, 2012

Number of Pages: 276 pages

Binding: Paperback or Softback

ISBN-10: 1468523708

ISBN-13: 9781468523706