San Antonio in the Great War (Images of America) by John M. Manguso

By John M. Manguso

San Antonio, Texas, has been known as “Military urban united states” for a few years. It earned this sobriquet not just via advantage of its significant army installations but additionally due to its shut and cordial dating with the united states military. yet in 1916, the yr prior to the United States entered the nice struggle, all of that was once nonetheless sooner or later. citadel Sam Houston used to be the most important US military submit within the state, yet its recognition was once all in favour of the border with Mexico. This replaced on April 6, 1917, because the usa had to fast increase an expeditionary military of 3 million males with its attendant air carrier and ship it in another country. This quantity portrays the expansion of army amenities and infrastructure in San Antonio in the course of international conflict I that began the Alamo urban at the highway to changing into “Military urban USA.”

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