Description
This updated edition of the 1992 reference work ("exhaustive...fascinating"--Library Journal) contains comprehensive information about United States military cemeteries, including how each cemetery was chosen, why it was established, and notable individuals buried therein. Covered are cemeteries operated by the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Department of the Army, the National Park Service, the American Battle Monuments Commission, and the various states, among others, along with smaller and "lost" cemeteries. Appendices provide lists of installations by state and by year of establishment, as well as information on headstones, markers and the Medal of Honor.
Author: Dean W. Holt
Publisher: McFarland and Company, Inc.
Published: 01/31/2020
Pages: 407
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.60lbs
Size: 9.90h x 6.80w x 0.90d
ISBN13: 9781476681764
ISBN10: 1476681767
BISAC Categories:
- History | Military | General
- Social Science | Death & Dying
- Reference | General
Author: Dean W. Holt
Publisher: McFarland and Company, Inc.
Published: 01/31/2020
Pages: 407
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.60lbs
Size: 9.90h x 6.80w x 0.90d
ISBN13: 9781476681764
ISBN10: 1476681767
BISAC Categories:
- History | Military | General
- Social Science | Death & Dying
- Reference | General
About the Author
Dean W. Holt is retired from federal service and lives in Lawrenceville, Georgia.