Building air bases in the Negev
Subtitle: the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Israel, 1979-1982
By: by Frank N. Schubert.
Contributors: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Office of History.; Center of Military History.
Series: CMH pub ;; 70-45
Publisher: Office of History, Corps of Engineers and Center of Military History, United States Army; For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O.
Published: 1992
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 303
Subjects: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers -- History -- 20th century.; Air bases -- Israel -- Negev -- Design and construction -- History -- 20th century.; Besis Ḥel aṿir ʻOvdah (Israel) -- History.; Besis Ḥel aṿir Ramon (Israel) -- History.; Negev (Israel) -- History.
Description: Building Air Bases in the Negev is a remarkable story of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' role supporting national diplomatic initiatives overseas while managing a major construction project in Israel. Frank N. Schubert has written a superbly organized account, tracing from the spring of 1979 to the summer of 1982 the development and completion of two ultramodern air bases at a cost that only exceeded original estimates by less than 3 percent. As Schubert suggests, the air base program helped bring peace between two long-term antagonists--Israel and Egypt. Schubert's work serves as an important case study for analyzing not only engineering project management and construction practices but also demanding sociopolitical, cultural, and business conditions in sovereign foreign lands.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [279]-289) and index.