As the nation entered World War II, the city of Charleston struggled with a stagnant economy that had never recovered from the Civil War. The glory days of the antebellum period were decades in the past, yet Charlestonians drew their pride from a bygone era, rather than from hope for the future. This compelling look at Charleston s twentieth-century history chronicles the changes and challenges faced by Charleston as its population exploded in response to expansion of the Charleston Navy Yard.

During World War I and World War II, more than 350,000 men on their way to battlefields abroad came to Spartanburg to learn to be soldiers at the training camps of Wadsworth and Croft. The story of how wartime preparation changed them, and how they in turn changed Spartanburg, is the focus of Hub City’s When the Soldiers Came to Town, a lively, illustrated history edited by Susan Turpin, Carolyn Creal, Ron Crawley, and James Crocker. Few traces remain of the 2,000-acre Wadsworth training facility and the 20,000-acre Croft complex. Many of the soldiers who trained there are gone as well.

A concise history of Columbia Army Air Base, WWII B-25 training center in the capital of South Carolina.

The Wee Nee Volunteers of South Carolina were a part of Hagood's 1st Infantry Regiment. They began the Civil War in South Carolina, then transferred to Virginia, surrendering at Appomattox.
 

The unit history is followed by a roster of the troops in the Palmetto SharpShooter Regiment with detailed information on each soldier, including a transcription of his service record.
 

For nearly a century, Parris Island has forged raw recruits into United States Marines through grueling physical and mental trials. In this compelling firsthand account, former drill instructor Eugene Alvarez captures the essence of Marine training. Through vivid recollections from recruits themselves, this book reveals a world that is by turns humorous, heartbreaking, and harrowing. The result: a Marine instilled with unshakable discipline and a legacy of honor carried into both war and peace.
 

The South Carolina 26th Infantry Regiment was formed in Charleston in September 1862 from the remnants of the 6th and 9th Infantry Battalions, both devastated during early fighting in Virginia. The regiment later served in the siege of Jackson, Mississippi, the defense of Charleston, and finally returned to Virginia to fight in the Petersburg Siege and the Appomattox Campaign.
 

Chronicles the combined 100-year history of these two South Carolina institutions, highlighting their evolution and impact.
 

The story of the Cadets of the South Carolina Military Academy (the predecessor of The Citadel) and the Cadet Rangers (Co. F, 6th South Carolina Cavalry) in the Civil War.
 

A memoir recounting the Medal of Honor Recipient, Kyle Carpenter's journey from hiss self-sacrifice in Afghanistan to his remarkable recovery and pursuit of a fulfilling life.