The Height of Folly: A History of the Mountain Howitzer & Rocket Battery in the Mexican War 1846-1848 SAMS "History of Memorial Chapel" and

"History of Memorial Chapel" and "Chapels of Fort Leavenworth" are also available from the CGSC Foundation's gift shops

Through personal interviews with high-ranking national security experts across six presidential administrations

"The History of Fort Leavenworth 1827-1937" provides an in-depth history of the Fort Leavenworth from its founding in 1827 through 1937

A second volume (1937-1951) is also available at the CGSC Foundation gift shops

SAMS educates members of the United States Armed Forces

The Height of Folly: A History of the Mountain Howitzer & Rocket Battery in the Mexican War 1846-1848 SAMS "History of Memorial Chapel" andDuring the Mexican American War of 1846 1848 a special battery of artillery was created that was different from any other unit in the United States Army. The "Mountain Howitzer & Rocket Battery" made up of two experimental weapons, the 12 pounder Mountain Howitzer and the Hale Rocket System. It was special because it was populated with ordnance soldiers not artillerymen. This had never happened before, nor has it happened since. Like many units