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Building for war : the epic saga of the civilian contractors and marines of Wake Island in World War II / Bonita L. Gilbert.
- Title
- Building for war : the epic saga of the civilian contractors and marines of Wake Island in World War II / Bonita L. Gilbert.
- Author
- Gilbert, Bonita L.
- Publication
- Havertown, Pa. ; Newbury : Casemate, 2012.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | D767.99.W3 G553 2012 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xix, 364 p. : ill.; 24 cm.
- Subjects
- United States > Marine Corps > History > World War, 1939-1945
- Contractors > Pacific
- Air bases, American > Design and construction
- World War, 1939-1945 > Prisoners and prisons, Japanese
- World War, 1939-1945 > Engineering and construction
- World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Pacific Area
- Wake Island, Battle of, Wake Island, 1941
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Part 1. Plans and preparations: One big ocean ; Opportunity knocks ; Honolulu hotbed ; Pioneer party -- Part 2. Building the Base: Second gear ; High center ; Baiting the hook ; Rush hour -- Part 3. War: Shattered illusions ; Shock waves ; Fear itself ; Hope ; Attention -- Appendix 1. Postwar Wake Island -- Appendix 2. The civilian contractors.
- ISBN
- 9781612001296 (hbk.)
- 1612001297 (hbk.)
- OCLC
- 806494118
- SCSB-11853050
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library