Building Air Bases in the Negev: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Israel, 1979-1982

by U.S. Army Center of Military History, Frank N. Schubert, U.S. Army Center of Military History

Building Air Bases in the Negev is a remarkable story of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' role supporting national diplomatic initiatives overseas while managing a major construction project in Israel. Frank N. Schubert has written a superbly organized account, tracing from the spring of 1979 to the summer of 1982 the development and completion of two ultramodern air bases at a cost that only exceeded original estimates by less than 3 percent. As...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 150557174X
• ISBN13: 9781505571745
• Release Date: December 2014
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 318 Pages
• Weight: 1.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.0" x 10.0"