World War II Rhode Island / Christian McBurney, [and four others].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McBurney, Christian, author.

Wallin, Brian L., author.

Conley, Patrick T., author.

Kennedy, John W., author.

Taylor, Maureen Alice, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World War, 1939-1945--Rhode Island.

World War, 1939-1945.

Rhode Island--History, Military.

Rhode Island.

Rhode Island--History, Naval.

Rhode Island--History.

World War (1939-1945).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (192 pages) : illustrations, map

Place of Publication:

Charleston, SC : The History Press, 2017.

Summary:

Rhode Island's contribution to World War II vastly exceeded its small size. Narragansett Bay was an armed camp dotted by army forts and navy facilities. They included the country's most important torpedo production and testing facilities at Newport and the Northeast's largest naval air station at Quonset Point. Three special, top-secret German POW camps were based in Narragansett and Jamestown. Meanwhile, Rhode Island workers from all over the state - including, for the first time, many women - manufactured military equipment and built warships, most notably the Liberty ships at Providence Shipyard. Authors from the Rhode Island history blog smallstatebighistory.com trace Rhode Island's outsized wartime role, from the scare of an enemy air raid after Pearl Harbor to the war's final German U-boat sunk off Point Judith.

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Copyright

Contents

Acknowledgements

Preface

1. Pearl Harbor Attack Panics Rhode Islanders, by Christian McBurney

2. The Torpedo Station at Newport, by Brian L. Wallin

3. The Naval Air Station at Quonset Point and the Naval Auxiliary Air Fields at Charlestown and Westerly, by Christian McBurney

4. Seabees, Pontoons and Quonset Huts at Davisville, by Christian McBurney

5. The PT Boat Training Center at Melville, by Brian L. Wallin

6. The Growth of Naval Activity and Its Effect on Aquidneck Island, by John W. Kennedy

7. Liberty Ships and More: Civilian Workers and Manufacturers Bolster the War Effort, by Patrick T. Conley

8. Women at Work Outside the Home, by Christian McBurney

9. The Rise of Day Nurseries in Providence, by Maureen A. Taylor

10. The U.S. Army Handles Coastal Defense, by Brian L. Wallin

11. The Top-Secret Prisoner-of-War Camp at Fort Kearney in Narragansett, by Christian McBurney and Brian L. Wallin

12. The Special Prisoner-of-War Camps at Forts Getty and Wetherill in Jamestown, by Christian McBurney and Brian L. Wallin

13. The Battle of Point Judith and the Sinkings of Black Point and U-853, by Christian McBurney

14. Reflection, Relief and Rowdiness: Rhode Islanders React to the End of World War II, by Maureen A. Taylor

Appendix A: Location of U.S. Naval Aircraft in Rhode Island and Aircraft Types and Numbers-A Sampling at Various Dates

Appendix B: Naval Facilities in Rhode Island in World War II Showing Peak Personnel at Each Location

Bibliography

About the Authors.

Notes:

"Rhode Island's contribution to World War II vastly exceeded its small size. Narragansett Bay was an armed camp dotted by army forts and navy facilities. They included the country's most important torpedo production and testing faciltites at Newport and the Northeast's largest naval air station at Quonset Point. Three special, top-secret German POW camps were based in Narragansett and Jamestown. Meanwhile, Rhode Island workers from all over the state--including, for the first time, many women--manufactured military equipment and built warships, most notably the Liberty ships at Providence Shipyard. Authors from the Rhode Island history blog smallstatebighistory.com trace Rhode Island's outsized wartime role, from the scare of an enemy air raid after Pearl Harbor to the war's final German U-boat sunk off Point Judith."--back cover.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-181) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781439660720

1439660727

OCLC:

987772815