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BUILDING FOR WAR: The Epic Saga of the Civilian Contractors and Marines of Wake Island in World War II
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by Gilbert, Bonita
1-245400
Tells the story of the thousand-plus Depression-era civilian contractors who came to Wake Island, a remote Pacific atoll, in 1941 to build an air station for the U.S. Navy. 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 gather over the Pacific. Sheds new light on why the United States was taken by surprise in December 1941 and shines a spotlight on the little-known, virtually forgotten story of a group of civilian workers and their families whose lives were forever changed by the events on the tiny atoll that is Wake. Contains 16 pages of photos.
1 vol, 400 pgs 2024 US, CASEMATENEW-pb, available early August 2024 ......$25.00 rct
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Updated as of 8/29/2024
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