Bonita Gilbert

Broschiertes Buch

Building for War

The Epic Saga of the Civilian Contractors and Marines of Wake Island in World War II

Beschreibung

This intimately researched work tells the story of the thousand-plus civilian contractors who came to Wake Island in 1941 to build an air station for the U.S. Navy. Author Gilbert charts the contractors' hard-won progress as they scramble to build the naval base as well as runways for U.S. Army Air Corps B-17 Flying Fortresses while war clouds gath

Autor

Bonita Gilbert has an MA in history from the University of Oregon and teaches history at North Idaho College. Bonnie and her husband live in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Casemate Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 400
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. August 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 152mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 486g
• ISBN-13: 9781636244570
• ISBN-10: 1636244572
• Artikelnr.: 70062821