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Informationen zum Autor The late Anita Price Davis, a North Carolina native, Gold Star daughter, and Duke University graduate, retired as the Charles A. Dana Professor of Education Emerita after 36 years at Converse College, Spartanburg, South Carolina. She was the author of many historical books and articles. Klappentext North Carolina did more than its part during World War II. This Southern state trained more troops than any other state in the nation. Can one still find the military posts and shipyards, the cemeteries and memorials, the convalescent units and R&R facilities today? This volume describes in detail both the state's 20-plus military sites and the eight little-known North Carolina prisoner of war camps. Images and memories tell the story of service personnel and their families who contributed to the war effort at much personal sacrifice. The book reminds readers of how those Carolinians who remained behind did their part through supporting the troops, rationing, salvaging metals, growing Victory Gardens and purchasing War Bonds. Zusammenfassung Describes in detail the state's 20-plus military sites and remembers eight little-known North Carolina Prisoner of war camps. Images and memories tell the story of service personnel and their families who contributed to the war effort at much personal sacrifice! and how those Carolinians who remained behind did their part through rationing! Victory Gardens and War Bonds. Inhaltsverzeichnis Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPreface1.¿The Beginning of World War II in Europe2.¿The Beginning of America's Direct Involvement in the War3.¿Some Immediate Effects of the War on North Carolina (December 1941-August 1942)4.¿Other Effects of the War on the State and the Nation5.¿National Cemeteries in North Carolina6.¿Sites in the Mountain Region7.¿Sites in the Piedmont Region8.¿Sites in the Western Coastal Plain9.¿The Southern Tidewater Subregion of the Coastal Region10.¿The Central Tidewater Subregion of the Coastal Region11.¿The Three Capes of North Carolina12.¿The Northern Tidewater Subregion: Nags Head, Manteo, Edenton, Elizabeth City, Weeksville, Vultee13.¿The Incalculable Costs of World War I and the Great Depression to the World, the Nation and the State Before World War II14.¿The Incalculable Costs of World War II15.¿The Medal of Honor16.¿The Home FrontBibliographyIndex...
