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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
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Florida in World War II: Floating Fortress

Florida in World War II: Floating Fortress

Moorhead, Richard
Wynne, Nick

Hardcover

Regional: SouthWorld War II

Publisher Price: $32.99

ISBN10: 1540224090
ISBN13: 9781540224095
Publisher: History Pr
Published: Aug 5 2011
Pages: 258
Weight: 1.13
Height: 0.63 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
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.

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