The CECOM LCMC Historical Office proudly announces the debut of the softcover book "Fort Monmouth"
by Arcadia Press. Wendy Rejan, former Command Historian, authored the book during her tenure here.
"Fort Monmouth" hit bookshelves on 31 August. It is part of the Arcadia Press Images of America series.
The back cover reads:
The Army established Fort Monmouth in June 1917, just a few shorts months after Congress declared
war on Germany. It initially served as a signal training camp for the First and Second Reserve
Telegraph Battalions. The first camp, on the grounds of the old Monmouth Park race track, was named
“Camp Little Silver” based on its location. The Army renamed the camp “Fort Monmouth” in 1925
to honor the brave Americans who died at the Revolutionary War battle of Monmouth Courthouse a
few miles away in Freehold, NJ. For almost a century, the dedicated military and civilian personnel
of the Fort have made ground breaking advances in developing, fielding and sustaining communications
and electronics systems. These breakthroughs have included the development of radar in 1937, bouncing the
first electronic signals off the moon in 1946, and producing the first communications satellite in 1958.
The capabilities provided by these systems and technologies have contributed to saving countless lives
from WWI to today’s operations in Southwest Asia.
The 232 images in this volume came from the Historical Office’s on-site archive.
The book costs $21.99. It is available at local bookstores and national chain retailers.
Proceeds from the sale of the book support the Fort Monmouth FMWR fund.
For more information on this book, visit
Arcadia Publishing .
This softcover book is not to be confused with the Historical Office’s previously released hardcover book,
“A History of Army Communications and Electronics at Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, 1917-2007,”
by the Government Printing Office (GPO). That book, which is more of a narrative history, retails
for $28.00. It is still available via the GPO and national chain retailers.
See the U.S. Government Bookstore for more information.
Contact the Command Historian with any questions at 443-861-6671.
