Bahamas In World War Ii
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Bahamas In World War Ii
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Author : Eric Wiberg
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017-11-29
Bahamas In World War Ii written by Eric Wiberg and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-11-29 with categories.
BAHAMAS IN WORLD WAR II: Utilizing the actual diaries of the navies and air forces of Germany, Italy, Britain, and United States, as well as records from the merchant ships of dozens of nations, this book tells the story of daily activities in a million-square-mile war zone. Over 2-million persons participated in an area 1 million square miles, with 150 bases ringing it. All 2,000 persons killed in action on all sides are named, along with 3,000 other participants, 140 ships, and 112 axis submarines. Two dozen units based in the Bahamas are covered, as are the deliveries of over 2,000 aircraft through the colony and the training of 5,000 airmen, from wheels up to wheels down. For a time more than 25% of the population of New Providence were RAF and other military personnel. Then, just over two years after it began, the frenetic activity ended. So far as is known, this is the first such military chronology of a World War II battlefield in the Western Hemisphere. It includes details of 300 RAF and USN accidents, 1,000 U-boat reports of sightings and attacks, 75 RAF wrecks in the Bahamas, 20,000 convoys, 4,000 ship names, and many VIP's, military and royal. Richly illustrated with 25 custom charts and many photographs.
A History Of The Bahamian People
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Author : Michael Craton
language : en
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Release Date : 1992
A History Of The Bahamian People written by Michael Craton and has been published by University of Georgia Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with History categories.
The present work concludes the important and monumental undertaking of Islanders in the Stream: A History of the Bahamian People, creating the most thorough and comprehensive history yet written of a Caribbean country and its people. In the first volume Michael Craton and Gail Saunders traced the developments of a unique archipelagic nation from aboriginal times to the period just before emancipation. This long-awaited second volume offers a description and interpretation of the social developments of the Bahamas in the years from 1830 to the present. Volume Two divides this period into three chronological sections, dealing first with adjustments to emancipation by former masters and former slaves between 1834 and 1900, followed by a study of the slow process of modernization between 1900 and 1973 that combines a systematic study of the stimulus of social change, a candid examination of current problems, and a penetrating but sympathetic analysis of what makes the Bahamas and Bahamians distinctive in the world. This work is an eminent product of the New Social History, intended for Bahamians, others interested in the Bahamas, and scholars alike. It skillfully interweaves generalizations and regional comparisons with particular examples, drawn from travelers' accounts, autobiographies, private letters, and the imaginative reconstruction of official dispatches and newspaper reports. Lavishly illustrated with contemporary photographs and original maps, it stands as a model for forthcoming histories of similar small ex-colonial nations in the region.
U Boats In The Bahamas Hc
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Author : Eric Wiberg
language : en
Publisher: ibooks
Release Date : 2016-10-21
U Boats In The Bahamas Hc written by Eric Wiberg and has been published by ibooks this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-10-21 with History categories.
“Eric Wiberg's ability, to unearth obscure historical facts, keeps me in a constant state of surprise. I commend his relentless determination to verify every detail, with local sources in Nassau's historical community, for corroboration of his findings.”—Capt. Paul C. Aranha, author, THE ISLAND AIRMAN . . . AND HIS BAHAMA ISLANDS HOME. “Eric Wiberg has made a significant contribution to the bibliography of World War II history.” —J. Revell Carr, Santa Fe, N.M. This his book tells one more key part of the big story and is one more piece in the giant puzzle of the history of World War II. Its value for historians cannot be underestimated. Throughout the stories of the attacks by German and Italian submarines on Allied shipping in the water around the Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos, several consistent themes emerge in Wiberg’s thorough accounts. Prime among them is the heroism of the merchant mariners who time and again put themselves in danger as they performed the critical task of moving supplies, military and civilian, which were vital to ultimate victory. We read of numerous instances of sailors having their ships shot out from under them and then continuously going back to sea and having additional ships torpedoed and sunk. We can also recognize what we know today as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), which was seldom recognized 75 years ago.
How The Bahamas Helped To Shape The Atlantic World
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Author : Keith L. Tinker
language : en
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Release Date : 2024-05-16
How The Bahamas Helped To Shape The Atlantic World written by Keith L. Tinker and has been published by Xlibris Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-05-16 with History categories.
The book is intended to highlight select significant aspects of Bahamian history, which resonated around the world, and became planks in the construction of Atlantic histiography, thus in the process, helped to shape the Atantic story.
Japanese And U S World War Ii Plunder And Intrigue
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Author : Rodney Stich
language : en
Publisher: Silverpeak Enterprises
Release Date : 2010
Japanese And U S World War Ii Plunder And Intrigue written by Rodney Stich and has been published by Silverpeak Enterprises this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with United States categories.
The Bahamas
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Author : Gaylord Dold
language : en
Publisher: Rough Guides
Release Date : 2003
The Bahamas written by Gaylord Dold and has been published by Rough Guides this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Bahamas categories.
The Rough Guides series contain full color photos, three maps in one, and arewaterproof and tearproof. They contain thousands of keyed listings and brightnew graphics.
Race And Class In The Colonial Bahamas 1880 1960
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Author : Gail Saunders
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Florida
Release Date : 2017-10-16
Race And Class In The Colonial Bahamas 1880 1960 written by Gail Saunders and has been published by University Press of Florida this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-10-16 with History categories.
"Saunders resoundingly affirms the relevance of island history. Scholars will appreciate the detail and insights."--Choice "Deftly unravels the complex historical interrelationships of race, color, class, economics, and environment in the Colonial Bahamas. An invaluable study for scholars who conduct comparative research on the British Caribbean."--Rosalyn Howard, author of Black Seminoles in the Bahamas "Saunders is to be commended for a scholarly study that prominently features the non-white majority in the Bahamas--a group which usually has been overlooked."--Whittington B. Johnson, author of Post-Emancipation Race Relations in The Bahamas In this one-of-a-kind study of race and class in the Bahamas, Gail Saunders shows how racial tensions were not necessarily parallel to those across other British West Indian colonies but instead mirrored the inflexible color line of the United States. Proximity to the U.S. and geographic isolation from other British colonies created a uniquely Bahamian interaction among racial groups. Focusing on the post-emancipation period from the 1880s to the 1960s, Saunders considers the entrenched, though extra-legal, segregation prevalent in most spheres of life that lasted well into the 1950s. Saunders traces early black nationalist and pan-Africanism movements, as well as the influence of Garveyism and Prohibition during World War I. She examines the economic depression of the 1930s and the subsequent boom in the tourism industry, which boosted the economy but worsened racial tensions: proponents of integration predicted disaster if white tourists ceased traveling to the islands. Despite some upward mobility of mixed-race and black Bahamians, the economy continued to be dominated by the white elite, and trade unions and labor-based parties came late to the Bahamas. Secondary education, although limited to those who could afford it, was the route to a better life for nonwhite Bahamians and led to mixed-race and black persons studying in professional fields, which ultimately brought about a rising political consciousness. Training her lens on the nature of relationships among the various racial and social groups in the Bahamas, Saunders tells the story of how discrimination persisted until at last squarely challenged by the majority of Bahamians.
Pacific Island Battlegrounds Of World War Ii
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Author : Earl R. Hinz
language : en
Publisher: Bess Press
Release Date : 1995
Pacific Island Battlegrounds Of World War Ii written by Earl R. Hinz and has been published by Bess Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with History categories.
Highlights decisive WWII military operations in Polynesia, Micronesia, and Melanesia, and their effects on the islands. Illustrations, maps, and index.
Bahamian Culture And Factors Which Impact Upon It
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Author : Donald M. McCartney
language : en
Publisher: Dorrance Publishing Co., Inc.
Release Date : 2004
Bahamian Culture And Factors Which Impact Upon It written by Donald M. McCartney and has been published by Dorrance Publishing Co., Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Bahamas categories.
The Great Bahamian Hurricanes Of 1899 And 1932
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Author : Wayne Neely
language : en
Publisher: iUniverse
Release Date : 2012-06
The Great Bahamian Hurricanes Of 1899 And 1932 written by Wayne Neely and has been published by iUniverse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-06 with History categories.
Hurricanes have long been a fact of life in the Bahamas. With extensive exposed coastlines jutting out of the Atlantic and uniquely flat lands and shallow coastal waters, these islands had seen many tempests before there was a Bahamas as we know it today. Hurricanes have shaped the islands' landscape and, in a sense, their people as well. In the history of the Bahamas often considered a patriarchal society in which the hurricanes traditionally bore the names not of women, but of the islands they devastated-- the storms have impacted all aspects of everyday life. A growing number of studies covering many aspects of hurricanes have examined their social impacts. Even so, the historical ramifi cati ons of the hurricanes of the Bahamas and of the wider realm of the Caribbean have rarely been approached. The Great Bahamas Hurricane of 1899 and the Great Abaco Hurricane of 1932 hold special places in the archives of Bahamian history. These hurricanes were two of the worst natural disasters the country had experienced at the time, and even to this day these storms are considered among the top ten most destructive Bahamian storms of all time. These two notable and very destructive Bahamian hurricanes resulted in the deaths of over 334 Bahamians in 1899 and 18 in 1932. Learn why as author Wayne Neely explores the breadth and depth of each disaster not only how they impacted the society at the time, but how they impacted the progression of history.