Midcoast Maine in World War II Margaret Shiels Konitzky

Midcoast Maine in World War II

Author: Margaret Shiels Konitzky
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Book Title
Midcoast Maine in World War II
Author
Margaret Shiels Konitzky
ISBN
9781540228918
While World War II raged overseas, the people of midcoast Maine responded with remarkable achievements on the homefront. The shipyard at Bath Iron Works launched a new destroyer every seventeen days. Bowdoin College had more military than civilian students and held three commencements per year. Boothbay Harbor, Bailey Island and Damariscotta all had military bases, and anyone who owned or sailed a boat was recruited for coastal defense. Women worked at machine shops, registered their neighbors for rationing and volunteered for the Civil Defense and Red Cross. Author Margaret Shiels Konitzky reveals the stories of local heroes and the relentless spirit of midcoast Maine.Binding Type: HardcoverAuthor: Margaret Shiels KonitzkyPublisher: History Press Library EditionsPublished: 04/23/2018ISBN: 9781540228918Pages: 226Weight: 1.04lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.56d
While World War II raged overseas, the people of midcoast Maine responded with remarkable achievements on the homefront. The shipyard at Bath Iron Works launched a new destroyer every seventeen days. Bowdoin College had more military than civilian students and held three commencements per year. Boothbay Harbor, Bailey Island and Damariscotta all had military bases, and anyone who owned or sailed a boat was recruited for coastal defense. Women worked at machine shops, registered their neighbors for rationing and volunteered for the Civil Defense and Red Cross. Author Margaret Shiels Konitzky reveals the stories of local heroes and the relentless spirit of midcoast Maine.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Author: Margaret Shiels Konitzky
Publisher: History Press Library Editions
Published: 04/23/2018
ISBN: 9781540228918
Pages: 226
Weight: 1.04lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.56d
While World War II raged overseas, the people of midcoast Maine responded with remarkable achievements on the homefront. The shipyard at Bath Iron Works launched a new destroyer every seventeen days. Bowdoin College had more military than civilian students and held three commencements per year. Boothbay Harbor, Bailey Island and Damariscotta all had military bases, and anyone who owned or sailed a boat was recruited for coastal defense. Women worked at machine shops, registered their neighbors for rationing and volunteered for the Civil Defense and Red Cross. Author Margaret Shiels Konitzky reveals the stories of local heroes and the relentless spirit of midcoast Maine.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Author: Margaret Shiels Konitzky
Publisher: History Press Library Editions
Published: 04/23/2018
ISBN: 9781540228918
Pages: 226
Weight: 1.04lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.56d