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Our funding helps to refurbish historical army buildings, acquire and conserve army historical art and artifacts, support army history educational programs, research, and publication of historical materials on the american soldier, and provide support and counsel to private and governmental organizations committed to the same goals. A book, titled the navy, from the naval historical foundation. Naval history blog blog archive the story he never told. That said, army history will be the final arbiter of language usage and style. Army history the professional bulletin of army history rb2o. About the army historical foundation the army historical foundation is the designated official fundraisers for the national museum of the united states army. The national museum of the united states army contact us. Fort benning maneuver center of excellence libraries. Chapman office of the command historian united states army training and doctrine command fort monroe, virginia and center of military history united states army washington, d. Army history, on point also provides information on the foundations activities, including the. Common knowledge book awards distinguished writing prize, army historical foundation book awards. In colonial williamsburg s 301acre historic area stand hundreds of restored, reconstructed, and historically furnished buildings. The best books on military strategy five books expert.
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