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 Vand...
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| Summary: | "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"-- |
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