More than 30 years ago, 24th Infantry Division soldiers answered the call of their Nation and went to war, first in Panama during Operation Just Cause to capture General Manuel Noriega and then in the Middle East during Operations Desert Shield/Desert Storm to liberate Kuwait from Saddam Hussein.
The three articles that comprise this book tell different stories about the Ames Manufacturing Company of Chicopee, Massachusetts, which played an important role as an arms manufacturer during the American Civil War.