Railways To Victory
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Railways To Victory
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Author : Vic Mitchell
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1998
Railways To Victory written by Vic Mitchell and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Railroads categories.
Trains To Victory
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Author : Donald J. Heimburger
language : en
Publisher: Heimburger House Publishing Company
Release Date : 2009-07-01
Trains To Victory written by Donald J. Heimburger and has been published by Heimburger House Publishing Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-07-01 with Transportation categories.
Trains to Victory tells the dramatic story of the years 1941-1945 when U.S. railroads, using fewer cars and locomotives than in WWI, moved more tonnage and more passengers than ever before. Divided into 13 chapters, plus a 32-page four-color section, an introduction, bibliography and a complete index, the volume appeals to railfans, historians, military historians, and many others. The 380-page hardbound book features 542 photographs, an additional 285 illustrations, a four-color laminated dustjacket and a complete listing of U.S. military camps, posts and bases as of August 1, 1941. The book discusses the implications of the war on the railroads, embarkation of troops and materiels, how the Military Railway Service joined the fight and what was happening on U.S railroads during the war. It also addresses new railroad cars and locomotives built for the war, military camp railroads, how Alaska’s railroads played a part in the conflict, how women helped the war effort, and what was happening in foreign theaters. It describes how railroads aided in the return of wounded troops and equipment, and the atmosphere on the railroads immediately after the war. Scale drawings of war-emergency box cars are also included, as are troop train car plans. Trains to Victory covers such topics as the huge Chicago & NorthWestern Proviso Yards during wartime, personal glimpses of the war from a number of railroaders and intriguing aspects of the war from the Army Engineers, Association of American Railroads and the War Department. Wartime products of locomotive and railroad car manufacturers such as Baldwin, Alco, Davenport, Lima, Whitcomb, Budd, Electro-Motive, H.K. Porter, Pullman, American Car & Foundry and the St. Louis Car Company are documented throughout the volume. Hardbound, 8½ x11", 380 pages, 825 photos and illustrations, 32-page all-color photo section, 13 chapters, extensive historical military/railroad documentation.
Steaming To Victory
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Author : Michael Williams
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2013-05-16
Steaming To Victory written by Michael Williams and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-05-16 with History categories.
In the seven decades since the darkest moments of the Second World War it seems every tenebrous corner of the conflict has been laid bare, prodded and examined from every perspective of military and social history. But there is a story that has hitherto been largely overlooked. It is a tale of quiet heroism, a story of ordinary people who fought, with enormous self-sacrifice, not with tanks and guns, but with elbow grease and determination. It is the story of the British railways and, above all, the extraordinary men and women who kept them running from 1939 to 1945. Churchill himself certainly did not underestimate their importance to the wartime story when, in 1943, he praised ‘the unwavering courage and constant resourcefulness of railwaymen of all ranks in contributing so largely towards the final victory.’ And what a story it is. The railway system during the Second World War was the lifeline of the nation, replacing vulnerable road transport and merchant shipping. The railways mobilised troops, transported munitions, evacuated children from cities and kept vital food supplies moving where other forms of transport failed. Railwaymen and women performed outstanding acts of heroism. Nearly 400 workers were killed at their posts and another 2,400 injured in the line of duty. Another 3,500 railwaymen and women died in action. The trains themselves played just as vital a role. The famous Flying Scotsman train delivered its passengers to safety after being pounded by German bombers and strafed with gunfire from the air. There were astonishing feats of engineering restoring tracks within hours and bridges and viaducts within days. Trains transported millions to and from work each day and sheltered them on underground platforms at night, a refuge from the bombs above. Without the railways, there would have been no Dunkirk evacuation and no D-Day. Michael Williams, author of the celebrated book On the Slow Train, has written an important and timely book using original research and over a hundred new personal interviews. This is their story.
Victory Rode The Rails
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Author : George Edgar Turner
language : en
Publisher: Indianapolis : Bobbs-Merrill
Release Date : 1953
Victory Rode The Rails written by George Edgar Turner and has been published by Indianapolis : Bobbs-Merrill this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1953 with Railroads categories.
Line Of Communication
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Author : John Thomas
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1947
Line Of Communication written by John Thomas and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1947 with Military railroads categories.
Steel Rails To Victory
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Author : Ron Ziel
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1970
Steel Rails To Victory written by Ron Ziel and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1970 with Railroads categories.
Britain S Railways
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014
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Railroads In The Civil War
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Author : John E. Clark, Jr.
language : en
Publisher: LSU Press
Release Date : 2004-10-01
Railroads In The Civil War written by John E. Clark, Jr. and has been published by LSU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-10-01 with History categories.
By the time of the Civil War, the railroads had advanced to allow the movement of large numbers of troops even though railways had not yet matured into a truly integrated transportation system. Gaps between lines, incompatible track gauges, and other vexing impediments remained in both the North and South. As John E. Clark explains in this compelling study, the skill with which Union and Confederate war leaders met those problems and utilized the rail system to its fullest potential was an essential ingredient for ultimate victory.
Time Table For Victory
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Author : Evan John
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 19??
Time Table For Victory written by Evan John and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 19?? with Railroads categories.
Railroads And World War Ii
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Author : Robert S. McGonigal
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008
Railroads And World War Ii written by Robert S. McGonigal and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Railroads categories.