United States Navy and Marine Corps Bases, Domestic

'œArrangement is alphabetical by name of base (and sometimes by area, such as San Francisco Bay), but there are numerous cross-references. Signed articles are written by experts in naval history. Each article gives reasons for establishing the base, a brief history of achievements, dates of service, and the reason for closing down in the case of inactive bases. Articles vary in length from ten or more pages to a single paragraph for stations that were only briefly in service. A bibliography accompanies each article. ... [An] excellent source of detailed information about both famous and obscure places in U.S. naval history. Three appendixes list bases by type, by state, and by date of establishment. An index concludes [the volume].'' Reference Books BulletinColetta, Paolo E. is the author of 'United States Navy and Marine Corps Bases, Domestic', published 1985 under ISBN 9780313231339 and ISBN 0313231338.