Floirda in World War II : floating fortress

Publication

Jacksonville History Center

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

Library.1194

Description

254 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm. Index p.133-136 Inscribed by donor to Mayor John T. Alsop Jr. Few realize what a vital role World War II and Florida played in each others history. The war helped Florida move past its southern conservative mentality and emerge as a sophisticated society, and thousands of military men were trained under Florida's sunny skies. Here are stories from some of the one hundred military bases, including Tyndall Field, where Clark Gable trained, and Eglin Air Force Base, where Doolittle planned his raid on Tokyo. Read about Camp Gordon Johnston, referred to as 'Hell by the sea, ' built in a swampy, snake-infested subtropical jungle, and uncover the secrets of 'Station J, 'a base that monitored the transmissions of German U-boats prowling off the coast. This fascinating collaboration between historians Nick Wynne and Richard Moorhead reveals the lasting impact of World War II on Florida as the United States heads into the seventieth anniversary of its entry into the war--Page 4 of cover. Contents: Introduction: World War II and Its Impact on the Sunshine State -- Cloudy skies in the Sunshine State : prewar Florida -- The world at war : the 1930s -- Pearl Harbor mobilizes the Florida homefront -- War comes to Florida : U-boats and alien spies -- "The biggest damned aircraft carrier in the world" -- Florida takes to the oceans : naval bases -- The United States Army in the Sunshine State : Camp Blanding -- "Hell by the sea" : Camp Gordon Johnson -- Rosie the riveter : war on the homefront -- Prostitutes, victory girls, and venereal diseases : social problems -- Nazi and Italian POWs : the Axis foothold in Florida -- War on two fronts : soldiers of color in Florida -- Of smaller units and special training -- War propaganda : American style -- Victory at last! : Florida returns to normalcy.

Collection

Library

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

World War, 1939-1945 -- Florida., Florida -- History, Military -- 20th century., Florida -- History -- 20th century.

Publication Details

Author

Wynne, Nick, Nick Wynne & Richard Moorhead

Edition

5th

Publisher

History Press

Place Published

* Untyped Place Published

Charleston, SC

Call No.

D 769.85 .F5 W96 2010

ISBN

9781596299290

LCCN

2010015316