Profiled are national parks and memorials, historic forts, Indian-settler conflict sites, military museums, homes of famous veterans [more than 900 sites are included]. The actions and events covered in this book span 400 years of history from the first fighting at Jamestown, Va., in May 1607, where our military traditions originated.

Originally published: VFW magazine, 15 part series, August 2003 through March 2006. Articles were reformatted, updated and expanded.

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