Musket, Saber, & Missile: A History Of Fort and 12 similar items

MUSKET, SABER, MISSILE: A HISTORY OF FORT BLISS Compiled by Major Richard K. McMaser 5.5" x 8.25", 60 page staple bound booklet, Copyright 1962, 1963 by Richard K. McMaster, Fifth printing 1974 Fort Bliss is a United States Army post in New Mexico and Texas, with its headquarters in El Paso, Texas. Named in honor of LTC William Bliss (1815-1853), a mathematical genius who was the son-in-law of President Zachary Taylor, Ft. Bliss has an area of about 1,700 square miles; it is the largest installation in FORSCOM (United States Army Forces Command) and second-largest in the Army overall (the largest being the adjacent White Sands Missile Range). The portion of the post located in El Paso County, Texas, is a census-designated place with a population of 8,591 as of the time of the 2010 census. Fort Bliss provides the largest contiguous tract (1,500 square miles) of restricted airspace in the Continental United States, used for missile and artillery training and testing, and at 992,000 acres boasts the largest maneuver area (ahead of the National Training Center, which has 642,000 acres). The garrison's land area is accounted at 1.12 million acres, ranging to the boundaries of the Lincoln National Forest and White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. The booklet is complete and in FINE or better condition with some overall light wear.