Camp Dodge

by Michael W. Vogt and Mary L. Jones

Book Overview

The Camp Dodge military reservation, located northwest of Iowa's capital, Des Moines, has been a community presence in times of war and peace. During World War I, a city serving over 45,000 soldiers sprang up inside its boundaries. As quickly as the army's city was built, it was dismantled, no longer needed at the war's end. The land again became a training area for the Iowa National Guard. The community found a home here too, flocking to one of the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 073856091X
• ISBN13: 9780738560915
• Release Date: July 2009
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.4" x 9.1"