United States Military Railway Service
Subtitle: America's Soldier-Railroaders in WWII
Publisher: Boston Mills Press
Published: June 1, 1992
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9781550460216
Subjects: Trains & railways: general interest; Weapons & equipment; United States; Railroads; Military - General; World War, 1939-1945; Regimental histories; History - Military / War; Military railroads; Military; Military Railway Service; Military - Other; Military - World War II; Railroads - History; Transportation / Railroads / History; Army; Transportation; Transportation Corps; 20th century; History
First sentence: When the United States began offensive operations for the first time in mid- 1942, top military strategists in the War Department knew that successful advances would be dependent upon strong lines of supplies and communications.