Virginia in the War Years, 1938-1945
Subtitle: Military Bases, the U-Boat War and Daily Life
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 208
ISBN-13: 9780786479665
Subjects: World war, 1939-1945, united states; United states, history, military
Description: "Although World War II began as a war in Europe, many in the United States, foreseeing the inevitable, had begun preparing for war, paying only "lip service" to the Neutrality Act. Preparations for war affected the entire country, with Virginia particularly playing a major role. More than one million service men and women came to Virginia"--