Martha's Vineyard in World War II, Thomas Dresser, Herb Foster and Jay Schofield
Type
Label
Martha's Vineyard in World War II, Thomas Dresser, Herb Foster and Jay Schofield
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-188) and index
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Martha's Vineyard in World War II
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
870099109
Responsibility statement
Thomas Dresser, Herb Foster and Jay Schofield
Summary
The small island of Martha's Vineyard was transformed by World War II. Pilots flew training missions from the island's Naval Auxiliary Air Facility; ferryboats served as hospital ships in the D-Day invasion, and enemy submarines lurked offshore
Table Of Contents
The road to war: 1940 -- Protection and fortifications -- The Atlantic Charter: 1941 -- Colonel Lindbergh -- Civilian defense -- War -- The homefront: 1942 -- Plane spotters -- Peaked Hill -- Rationing -- Nursing efforts -- Along the shore -- Rumors -- Aliens and prejudice -- Servicemen -- United Service Organization -- The Van Ryper Model Shop -- Ferryboats Naushon and New Bedford -- Shipbuilding -- The invasions of Martha's Vineyard -- Navy acquisitions: 1943 -- Martha's Vineyard Naval Auxiliary Air Facility -- Plane crashes: 1944 -- Edgar -- The gunnery range -- Submarines and saboteurs -- Prisoner of war Sergeant Joseph H. Sylvia -- D-Day -- End of the war: 1945 -- Postwar