Florida In World War Ii
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Florida In World War Ii
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Author : Nick Wynne
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2011-08-05
Florida In World War Ii written by Nick Wynne and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-08-05 with History categories.
Few realize what a vital role World War II and Florida played in each other's history. The war helped Florida move past its southern conservative mentality and emerge as a sophisticated society, and thousands of military men were trained under Florida's sunny skies. Here are stories from some of the one hundred military bases, including Tyndall Field, where Clark Gable trained, and Eglin Air Force Base, where Doolittle planned his raid on Tokyo. Read about Camp Gordon Johnston, referred to as "Hell by the Sea," built in a swampy, snake-infested subtropical jungle, and uncover the secrets of "Station J," a base that monitored the transmissions of German U-boats prowling off the coast. This fascinating collaboration between historians Nick Wynne and Richard Moorhead reveals the lasting impact of World War II on Florida as the United States heads into the seventieth anniversary of its entry into the war.
War In Paradise
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Author : Eliot Kleinberg
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005
War In Paradise written by Eliot Kleinberg and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with World War, 1939-1945 categories.
World War Ii Comes To Florida
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Author : Claudine Payne
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1996-04-01
World War Ii Comes To Florida written by Claudine Payne and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996-04-01 with categories.
Hitler S Soldiers In The Sunshine State
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Author : Robert D. Billinger
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Florida
Release Date : 2020-11-10
Hitler S Soldiers In The Sunshine State written by Robert D. Billinger 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 2020-11-10 with History categories.
"They were Uncle Sam's smiling workers and they looked like all-American boys. There were at least 10,000 of them, deployed in 25 Florida camps between 1942 and 1946. They were also members of the Wehrmacht, Hitler's armed forces."--Forum "Most Americans were unaware their government was housing Hitler's soldiers on its shores. . . . Billinger weaves interviews with former prisoners, American soldiers who worked in the camps, newspaper accounts, and government documents into a stunning historical narrative."--Kansas City Star "A tropical paradise that for some became a tropical hell."--Sarasota Herald-Tribune "First came crewmen of destroyed U-boats, then thousands of Afrika Korps veterans who swamped the system in 1943. Pro-Nazi, arrogant, and tough, they defied U.S. authorities, terrorized anti-Nazi inmates, and rioted."--Choice "Filled with colorful personal accounts, this historical book packs the punch of fiction."--St. Petersburg Times "Billinger's first-rate history of this little-known chapter in American history teaches us that, in spite of wartime propaganda, our enemies are human, too."--Atlantic City Press "Hard to put down."--Daytona Beach News-Journal In the first book-length treatment of the German prisoner of war experience in Florida during World War II, Robert D. Billinger, Jr., tells the story of the 10,000 men who were "guests" of Uncle Sam in a tropical paradise that for some became a tropical hell. Having been captured while serving on U-boats off the Carolinas, with the Afrika Korps in Tunisia, with the paratroops in Italy, or with labor battalions in France, the POWs were among the 378,000 Germans held as prisoners in 45 states. Except for the servicemen who guarded them, the civilian pulp-cutters, citrus growers, and sugarcane foremen who worked them, and the FBI and local police who tracked the escapees among them, most people were--and still are--unaware of the German POWs who inhabited the 27 camps that dotted the Sunshine State. Billinger describes the experiences of the Germans and their captors as both sides came to the realization that, while the Germans’ worst enemies were often their own comrades-in-arms, wartime enemies might also become life-long friends. Concentrating especially on the story of Camp Blanding in North Florida, Billinger based his research on both American and German archives. His account mixes rare photos with interviews with former prisoners; reports by the International Red Cross, the YMCA, and the U.S. military; and local newspaper articles. This book will be of great value to scholars and historians, as well as all readers with an interest in World War II. Those with an interest in Florida history will also find much to admire in this engaging account of a barely known wartime episode. A volume in The Florida History and Culture Series, edited by Raymond Arsenault and Gary R. Mormino.
Florida And World War Ii
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Author : Jim Wiggins
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008
Florida And World War Ii written by Jim Wiggins and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Jim Wiggins was a young boy of eleven when war was declared by President Roosevelt. In this narrative, he shares stories about watch towers, scrap drives, and rationing; about an everyday life that included squadrons flying practice maneuvers overhead, political posters everywhere, and convoys on highways. He also discusses Nazi sub attacks off of Florida's shores, prison camps, and "sniff kits." He attempts to detail the massive contribution that Florida made in men trained and sent to fight, in materiel for the war effort, in land dedicated to bases and military training, and ordinary people who support the war effort by tending victory gardens, manning watch towers and overseeing German POW camps.
Military Installations In Florida During World War Ii
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Author : David M. Ramsey
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1975*
Military Installations In Florida During World War Ii written by David M. Ramsey and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1975* with Florida categories.
Central Floridas Wwii Veterans
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Author : Bob Grenier
language : en
Publisher: History Press Library Editions
Release Date : 2016-07-04
Central Floridas Wwii Veterans written by Bob Grenier and has been published by History Press Library Editions this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-07-04 with History categories.
Florida In World War I
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Author : Joe Knetsch and Pamela Gibson
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2021-03
Florida In World War I written by Joe Knetsch and Pamela Gibson and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-03 with History categories.
"A century ago, sparsely populated and largely rural Florida rallied as America plunged into World War I. The state's sacrifices and contributions have rarely been awarded their proper due. The proud USS Florida, too often mentioned as a mere adjunct to the Atlantic Fleet, receives a just accounting, as does the utterly devastating loss of the USS Tampa, the highest death toll the navy suffered in the war. Sunshine State foresters served critical roles abroad, and local libraries became essential hubs for promoting rationing and reporting news from overseas. Floridian aid workers and soldiers training for departure were stricken with the Spanish flu, a pandemic that shook the globe with force equal to the war itself. Authors Joe Knetsch and Pamela Gibson provide a necessary and thorough chronicle of Florida in the Great War" -- provided by the publisher.
Ghosts Of World War Ii
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Author : Barbara Marriott
language : en
Publisher: Fireship Press
Release Date : 2018-07-04
Ghosts Of World War Ii written by Barbara Marriott and has been published by Fireship Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-07-04 with History categories.
It was nothing more than a thin strip of land bordered by an ocean and a landlocked salt river. Its inhabitants were hoards of sand flies and mosquitoes. In time, it probably would have been taken over by developers, and become another resort area. But catastrophic events, beyond its shores, dictated a different role. The sand was shaped into a naval base and the sand flies and mosquitoes shared space with the young men who came to prepare for war. Yet, in a time that threatened their lifestyle, their country, and the world, these strangers became a cohesive unit that worked together, played together, and in some cases died together. Then, as suddenly as the Banana River Naval Air Station appeared, it was gone…vanished, leaving only the folklore, the official reports, and a river with stories to tell. “I could hardly put the book down. It is the history of the base from its inception to the new Patrick Air Force Base.” —Don M. Miller
Ww Ii In Fort Pierce
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Author : Col Robert A Taylor
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Library Editions
Release Date : 1999-07
Ww Ii In Fort Pierce written by Col Robert A Taylor and has been published by Arcadia Library Editions this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-07 with History categories.
Few Florida communities felt the impact of World War II as much as the Atlantic-coast town of Fort Pierce. With a population that soared along with its economy, the small city made an important contribution to Allied victory by hosting a major military training base. Prior to that, the war had come only as close as the German submarines stalking targets off the southern coast of the peninsula. In 1943, however, the U.S. Navy commissioned its newest amphibious training base in Fort Pierce, and tens of thousands of young men would eventually prepare for combat on the town's sunny shores. The intensive physical and mental training was hardly "a day at the beach," and within a few months, Fort Pierce had become a major military post with a national reputation. It also became the training site of some of the most elite units of the armed forces, including the Scouts and Raiders, U.S. Army Rangers, and the legendary "frogmen."