Delaware in World War I (Paperback)

Brig Gen Ken Wiggins Jr. .

ISBN 10: 1626199981 / ISBN 13: 9781626199989

Editore: History Press (SC), 2015

Paperback. Delaware's experience in the Great War was that of an awakening. What had been a pastoral collection of farms and merchants was rapidly transformed into a dynamic, economically thriving society. From the immense munitions contribution of the DuPont Company to burgeoning shipbuilding on the Wilmington waterfront, the First State took a leading role in meeting the war's industrial demand. It fortified coastal defenses and thwarted U-boat attacks on its coast. Its men and women learned of valor and sacrifice as thousands of native sons fought in Europe and daughters volunteered on the homefront. Author Kennard R. Wiggins Jr. traces the history that changed the state forever. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Codice articolo 9781626199989

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Delaware's experience in the Great War was that of an awakening. What had been a pastoral collection of farms and merchants was rapidly transformed into a dynamic, economically thriving society. From the immense munitions contribution of the DuPont Company to burgeoning shipbuilding on the Wilmington waterfront, the First State took a leading role in meeting the war's industrial demand. It fortified coastal defenses and thwarted U-boat attacks on its coast. Its men and women learned of valor and sacrifice as thousands of native sons fought in Europe and daughters volunteered on the homefront. Author Kennard R. Wiggins Jr. traces the history that changed the state forever.

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Titolo: Delaware in World War I (Paperback)
Casa editrice: History Press (SC)
Data di pubblicazione: 2015
Legatura: Paperback
Condizione: new