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Denville in World War II / Peter Zablocki for the Denville Historical Society and Museum.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Zablocki, Peter, author.
- Series:
- Military
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- World War, 1939-1945--New Jersey--Denville.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- Denville (N.J.)--Social conditions--20th century.
- Denville (N.J.).
- Denville (N.J.)--History--20th century.
- Denville (N.J.)--Biography.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (140 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Denville in World War Two
- Denville in World War 2
- Place of Publication:
- Charleston, SC : The History Press, 2021.
- Summary:
- The bucolic small-town life of Denville in the 1940s would change forever with the outbreak of World War II. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, the town mobilized, creating the Denville Local Defense Council, designating air wardens to watch the skies and establishing air raid sirens. Schoolchildren gathered around home radios to learn if there were enough supplies to heat the school, and families learned to live within the confines of a ration book. The Denville Salvage Committee proclaimed "Bomb 'em with Junk!" as it collected waste goods for the war effort. Hundreds of Denville men served valiantly in all theaters of the war, some earning prestigious military accolades and many tragically never returning. Author Peter Zablocki covers the history of World War II Denville, including interviews with members of the town's "Greatest Generation."
- Contents:
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- PART I: OVER HERE
- Chapter 1: Denville on the Eve of War
- Chapter 2: Defending Our Homes
- Chapter 3: Waste Not, Want Not
- Chapter 4: Drives, Drives and More Drives
- Chapter 5: We Can Do It! Women of World War II
- PART II: OVER THERE
- Chapter 6: The Beginning
- Chapter 7: D-Day
- Chapter 8: News of Our Men in Uniform: Europe
- Chapter 9: News of Our Men in Uniform: Pacific
- PART III: BACK HOME
- Chapter 10: VE and VJ Days Bring New Anxieties
- Epilogue
- Notes
- About the Author.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Description based on print record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 9781439673263
- 1439673268
- OCLC:
- 1265462207
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