World War II Rhode Island (Military)

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Synopsis
Rhode Island’s contribution to World War II vastly exceeded its small size. Narragansett Bay was an armed camp dotted by army forts and navy facilities. They included the country’s most important torpedo production and testing facilities at Newport and the Northeast’s largest naval air station at Quonset Point. Three special, top-secret German POW camps were based in Narragansett and Jamestown. Meanwhile, Rhode Island workers from all over the state—including, for the first time, many women—manufactured military equipment and built warships, most notably the Liberty ships at Providence Shipyard. Authors from the Rhode Island history blog smallstatebighistory.com trace Rhode Island’s outsized wartime role, from the scare of an enemy air raid after Pearl Harbor to the war’s final German U-boat sunk off Point Judith.
Copyright:
2017

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:
9781439660720
Related ISBNs:
9781467136907
Publisher:
Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Brian L. Wallin, Christian Mcburney, John W. Kennedy, Maureen A. Taylor, Patrick T. Conley
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
History, Military, Nonfiction
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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