112 pages, 8 1/2 x 11 inches, 178 illustrations, bibiliography, index
ISBN: 1-893721-23-2, 1-893271-25-0
With more than 800 of its buildings on the National Register of Historic Places, far beyond the number even at West Point, Fort Sam Houston is one of the most historic military post's in the United States. Fort Sam outlines the posts growth from an assortment of scattered pre-Civil War installations—including the Alamo—into what was once the nation's largest Army post.
Fort Sam Houston was the scene of the first military aircraft flights in Texas and supplied the pursuit of Pancho Villa along the Mexican border. Several divisions formed and trained at Fort Sam during both world wars. Names like Pershing, MacArthur, Eisenhower, Krueger and Wainwright are among those of the hundreds of thousands of soldiers who have passed through. Since World War II Fort Sam has become the Army's center for medical training. The 3,000-acre post is also headquarters for the Fifth U.S. Army and for U.S. Army South.
Fort Sam: The Story of Fort Sam Houston, Texas at last puts this impressive story together.
“I had the good fortune of commanding Fort Sam Houston, Texas. I lived in the magnificent Pershing House, had my office in the historic Quadrangle and walked the hallowed halls of what I consider to be America’s most history-filled military post. . . . Fort Sam is what I call a ‘beyond-the-battlefield’ post, a monument that packages the history, tradition and memories to which soldiers cling. Within its stone walls and wrought iron fences is contained the spirit of the Army.”
— from the foreword by Lt. Gen. Tom Jaco
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