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Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. 256 pp., illustrations, bibliography, index. "For the past 100 years, Fort Jackson has prepared soldiers and units for the crucible of combat. Fort Jackson is the premier training post and the largest initial entry training site in the Army, having trained more than 5 million soldiers in its century of service.".…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very good. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Format is approximately 9.25 inches by 10.25 inches. [2] v, [1], 719, [1] pages. Illustrations. Appendices (including Biographies, Endnotes, Index of Subjects, and Index of Names). Through text and images, this 50th anniversary book presents an interactive comprehensive history of the Department of Energy's Savannah River Site. Mary Beth Reed helped co-found New South Associates in 1988. As the Director of History, she supervises a team of historians and architectural historians involved in documentation projects, architectural survey, landuse studies, Environmental Assessments and Environmental Impact Statements, and context development. Awarded the Outstanding Achievement Award for Preserving Georgia's History, 2000, presented by State of Georgia, Ms. Reed is a member of the South Carolina Historical Society, the Georgia Historical Society, and the Society for Historical Archaeology. She has produced documentation over the last two decades on the Dept. of Energy's Savannah River Site. New South Associates' hard cover book, Savannah River Site at Fifty, was the recipient of the 2002 American Cultural Resource Association's Quality Product Award. The product of five years research and writing on the history of the Department of Energy's Savannah River Site in South Carolina. Savannah River Site at Fifty traces the history of the site from the development of the Atomic Bomb during World War II, to the resulting nuclear arms race with the Soviet Union, through the selection of the site and its construction. The book then treats the operations of the site during the period when it was run by the Du Pont Company, looks at the Environmental Impact of the site, as well as the impact of the environmental movement on the site, and addresses the transition of site operations from Du Pont to Westinghouse Savannah River site. Extensively illustrated, the ACRA award cited the book's design and visual appeal in addition to its scholarship and writing. Tracey L. Fedor (Graphic Designer) (illustrator).…