The Panama Canal: An Army's Enterprise

by Carol R Byerly, Glenn F Williams, Michael J Brodhead

This pamphlet describes the critical role of Army officers who defied the odds and saw this immense project through to completion. They included Col. William C. Gorgas, who supervised the medical effort that saved countless lives and made it possible for the labor force to do its job; Col. George W. Goethals, who oversaw the final design of the canal and its construction and, equally important, motivated his workers to complete the herculean task...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1081938269
• ISBN13: 9781081938260
• Release Date: July 2019
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 106 Pages
• Weight: 0.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"