Books on Anza-Borrego Desert History
from the Borrego Desert Nature Center

Recent Military Operations in the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park: A Preliminary Study of Such Activity from 1941-1959, by F. L. Orrell.
ISBN 0-910805-15-6, 116 pages, b&w photos, maps, spiral bound, 81/2 x 11. $25.

Military history buffs will be fascinated to study this report of Army, Navy, and Marine Corps activities in this southern California desert before, during, and after World War II.

The report is in two sections. The first summarizes documented military operations, makes recommendations for further study, and discusses the methods and rationale by which the military gained access to park lands. The second presents details of all aspects of military activity in each area where it occurred. Appendices include five oral histories.

Buy it now at the Borrego Desert Nature Center, 652 Palm Canyon Drive, Borrego Springs, California.
Email: here • Call (760) 767-3098 • Fax (760) 767-3099 • Write Box 310, Borrego Springs 92004

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