Dale Floyd

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Previously, I was an archivist at the National Archives for eleven years before becoming a historian with the US Army Corps of Engineers and the National Park Service. I have published nine books and numerous articles, essays and book reviews. In retirement, I have researched and written a variety of projects on contract. My specialties in military history are nineteenth century warfare and military architecture.

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Forts Henry and Donelson: The Key to the Confederate Heartland

The Journal of Military History, 1990

With Shield and Sword: American Military Affairs, Colonial Times to the Present

Military affairs, Apr 1, 1984

Coastal Defenses

Wiley-Blackwell eBooks, Jan 22, 2010

Military history has long been viewed as the red-headed stepchild of the broader history professi... more Military history has long been viewed as the red-headed stepchild of the broader history profession. Though its demise is often predicted, it has proven resilient and persistently vigorous. The result is that, as Robert Citino has written, "Military history today is in the same curious position it has been in for decades: extremely popular with the American public at large, and relatively marginalized within professional academic circles." 1 This continuing popularity stems in part from the fact that the history of the United States is substantially one of war and warfare. Including internal conflicts, such as with Native Americans, undeclared interventions, as in the Caribbean and Central America in the 1920s and 1930s, and the global "war on terror," US forces have seldom not been engaged somewhere in the world. Not surprisingly, then, American military history has generated countless books, 2 including a number of encyclopedias, handbooks, and "companions." 3 These volumes normally feature material ranging from brief synopses of battles and biographies of commanders to longer essays on wars, campaigns, and other topics. Their organization may be purely chronological or topical. They are routinely touted as "essential" or "must-have" for students and scholars. What then, does still another such volume have to offer? What could be missing from the existing literature? A Companion to American Military History [CAMH], part of the Blackwell Companions to American History series, in fact proves to be a worthwhile undertaking. The sixty-seven essays that comprise its two volumes surpass the typical handbook by a beneficial emphasis on the historiography 4 of each topic. As

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Fortress Europe: European Fortifications of World War II

The Journal of Military History, 1999

The Nation Builders: a Sesquicentennial History of the Corps of Topographical Engineers, 1838-1863

The Annals of Iowa, 1990

This book is the product of the efforts of a number of historians on the staff of the Office of H... more This book is the product of the efforts of a number of historians on the staff of the Office of History. Martin Reuss drafted the sections dealing with rivers and harbors and related matters. Dale E. Floyd contributed the portions on the Seminole and Civil Wars and much of the material concerning construction. Martin K. Gordon provided material on the topographers in the District of Columbia. Frank N. Schubert wrote most of the rest of the original text and served as editor for the project. Critiques of the completed draft as compiled by the editor were provided by Reuss, Floyd, Charles Hendricks, Paul K. Walker, and John T. Greenwood. Footnotes have been used in the text only to identify material quoted directly from the works of other authors. A fully documented version of the manuscript is on file in the Office of History. iv Preface One hundred and fifty years ago, Congress created a small organization that filled a big need. The Corps of Topographical Engineers existed only briefly in our history, from 1838 to 1863. However, this handful of dedicated officers proved a major force in the development of the nation. Army topographers were at the center of an energetic and expansive period of development. In the years between the War of 1812 and the Civil War, Americans fanned out from the original seaboard states, west to the Mississippi River and beyond to the Pacific Ocean. The topographers did much to encourage this process and the economic growth that went with it. They explored and mapped regions beyond the frontier, laid out roads and railroad routes, and supervised the rivers and harbors work that evolved into the modern civil works program of the Corps of Engineers. Truly, they were nation builders. They set numerous precedents for the Engineers of the 20th century. In addition to their rivers and harbors work, they carried out construction projects and surveys for other government agencies. They also became involved in the construction of public facilities in the nation's capital, another long-standing Engineer job that lasted far into the current century. For all of their contributions to the development of civil society, they were soldiers too. Their wartime service ranged from reconnaissance of enemy lines to publication of maps. Like their counterparts in the Corps of Engineers, they combined civil and military responsibilities within the same engineering organization in a distinctly American way. This small volume pulls together for the first time the story of their accomplishments, both military and civil. It should have V a special appeal to people associated with the Corps of Engineers as well as others interested in the development of the nation and the modern Corps of Engineers.

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Military Fortifications: A Selective Bibliography

The Journal of Military History, 1994

Preface Introduction General Historical Works General Reference Works Manuals and Other Technical... more Preface Introduction General Historical Works General Reference Works Manuals and Other Technical Literature Africa Asia Europe Pacific Ocean North America South America Ancient Times Barriers and Obstacles Castles Hillforts Middle Ages Renaissance Russo-Japanese War, 1904-1905 Russo-Turkish War, 1877-1878 World War I World War II Index

City Walls: The Urban Enceinte in Global Perspective

The Journal of Military History, 2001

... defense A world without walls: City and town in colonial Spanish America The fortificatio... more

Forts Henry and Donelson: The Key to the Confederate Heartland

The American Historical Review, 1989

With Shield and Sword: American Military Affairs, Colonial Times to the Present

The American Historical Review, 1983

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Defending America's Coasts, 1775-1950: A Bibliograpy

An academic directory and search engine.

Coastal Defenses

A Companion to American Military History, 2010

... (ABC Whipple 1991 , Charles Oscar Paullin 1968 , Marshall ... been supplemented by brief hist... more

Civil War Sites Advisory Commission Report on the Nation's Civil War Battlefields Technical Volume II: Battle Summaries

The life of a Civil War surgeon from the letters of William S. Newton

The Battle of Santa Clara, January 2, 1847

The Western Historical Quarterly, 1980

The Last Word in Airfields: A Special History Study of Crissy Field, Presidio of San Francisco Stephen A. Haller

The Public Historian, 1997

Two If by Sea: The Development of American Coastal Defense Policy Robert S. Browning, III

The Public Historian, 1986

<i>Antebellum Pensacola and the Military Presence</i> (review)

Civil War History, 1975

The World Bibliography of Armed Land Conflict from Waterloo to World War I.by Dale E. Floyd

Fortress America: The Forts that Defended America, 1600 to the Present (review

The Journal of Military History, 2005

Fortress Third Reich: German Fortifications and Defense Systems in World War II (review

The Journal of Military History, 2004

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