| Titre : | The Pentagon : a history : the untold story of the wartime race to build the Pentagon--and to restore it sixty years later / | | Type de document : | texte imprimé | | Auteurs : | Steve Vogel | | Mention d'édition : | 1st ed. | | Editeur : | New York : Random House | | Année de publication : | 2007 | | Importance : | xxv, 626 p. | | Présentation : | ill., maps | | Format : | 25 cm | | ISBN/ISSN/EAN : | 978-1-400-06303-1 | | Mots-clés : | Military History American History | | Index. décimale : | 355.60973 | | Résumé : | The creation of the Pentagon in seventeen whirlwind months during World War II is one of the great construction feats in American history, involving a tremendous mobilization of manpower, resources, and minds. In astonishingly short order, Brigadier General Brehon B. Somervell conceived and built an institution that ranks with the White House, the Vatican, and a handful of other structures as symbols recognized around the world. Now veteran military reporter Steve Vogel reveals for the first time the remarkable story of the Pentagon’s construction, from it’s dramatic birth to its rebuilding after the September 11 attack. |
The Pentagon : a history : the untold story of the wartime race to build the Pentagon--and to restore it sixty years later / [texte imprimé] / Steve Vogel . - 1st ed. . - New York : Random House, 2007 . - xxv, 626 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm. ISBN : 978-1-400-06303-1 | Mots-clés : | Military History American History | | Index. décimale : | 355.60973 | | Résumé : | The creation of the Pentagon in seventeen whirlwind months during World War II is one of the great construction feats in American history, involving a tremendous mobilization of manpower, resources, and minds. In astonishingly short order, Brigadier General Brehon B. Somervell conceived and built an institution that ranks with the White House, the Vatican, and a handful of other structures as symbols recognized around the world. Now veteran military reporter Steve Vogel reveals for the first time the remarkable story of the Pentagon’s construction, from it’s dramatic birth to its rebuilding after the September 11 attack. |
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The Pentagon / Steve Vogel
