The Military in San Diego by Scott Mcgaugh

The Military in San Diego by Scott Mcgaugh

No city is as proud of its military heritage as San Diego, known as Navy Town, USA. Congress also has designated San Diego as the Birthplace of Naval Aviation. However, its community fabric reflects a more diverse and tightly woven relationship with our nation's defense. Over the past century, the city has invented and then reinvented itself in response to shifting world affairs and national priorities. It began with a successful campaign to become a West Coast Navy base in the early 1900s. By the 1930s, military aircraft manufacturing drove economic development. After explosive growth in World War I, San Diego emerged as an established military metropolis. At the dawn of the Cold War, San Diego recast itself as a home for Cold War research and development and defense contractors. Today, San Diego is an internationally renowned defense science and technology development center, a city in which one in four jobs and fully 50 percent of regional domestic product are defense related. Like no other city in America, San Diego has grown from a remote military presidio outpost to become a preeminent Pacific powerhouse.

Scott McGaugh is a veteran journalist and the author of Midway Magic (CDS/Perseus) and Midway Memories, an historic photo essay self-published for visitors to the USS Midway Museum. Midway Magic is in its second edition; Midway Memories in its third (www.midwaymagic.com). Midway Magic became the basis for a History Channel program, Hero Ship: The USS Midway, featuring the author. McGaugh is the marketing director of the USS Midway Museum (www.midway.org), which in two years became the most-visited floating ship museum in the world. Television appearances have included the History Channel, Travel Network, Discovery Channel, Outdoor Channel, FOX Network, and Australia's Today Show. Scott makes four to eight public speeches monthly and travels regularly on behalf of the museum. He also is a seasoned marketing communications professional with 24 years of experience with particular emphasis in public relations and promotions. He has held increasingly responsible positions with three of San Diego's leading marketing communications firms and also co-owned one of San Diego's foremost public relations agencies.

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ISBN 13	9781467131568
ISBN 10	1467131563
Title	The Military in San Diego
Author	Scott Mcgaugh
Series	No Ser
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Arcadia Publishing
Year published	2014-04-07
Number of pages	144
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.