World War II Milwaukee.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jones, Meg.

Series:

Military

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

War and society.

Wisconsin.

Wisconsin Biography.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (129 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : Arcadia Publishing Inc., 2015.

Summary:

Long before Japanese bombs rained down on Pearl Harbor, Milwaukee was the Machine Shop to the World. Thanks to the city's large industrial base, factories quickly retooled and mobilized for wartime production. Harley-Davidson produced thousands of military motorbikes, and Falk Corporation churned out gears that turned the propellers on hundreds of ships. Locals sacrificed their lives for the cause--Mayor Carl Zeidler went missing at sea, USS Arizona captain Franklin Van Valkenburgh refused to leave the bridge of his burning battleship and Mildred Harnack joined the Nazi resistance movement and was executed on direct orders from Hitler. Embedded with German and American troops, Milwaukee journalists H.V. Kaltenborn, Louis Lochner and Dickey Chapelle sent dispatches from the front lines. Through past interviews and archival materials, author Meg Jones reveals these and other patriotic stories.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781625855411

1625855419

OCLC:

969078591