| Wisconsin's Flying Trees in World War II: A Victory for American Forest Products and Allied Aviation Contributor(s): Connor, Sara Witter (Author) |
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ISBN: 1540209571 ISBN-13: 9781540209573 Publisher: History Press Library Editions OUR PRICE: $30.59 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2014 |
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| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Midwest(ia,il,in,ks,mi,mn,mo,nd,ne,oh,sd,wi - History | Military - World War Ii - Transportation | Aviation - History |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 6" W x 9" (1.23 lbs) 290 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1940's |
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| Publisher Description: Wisconsin's trees heard "Timber " during World War II, as the forest products industry of the Badger State played a key role in the Allied aerial campaign. It was Wisconsin that provided the material for the De Havilland Mosquito, known as the "Timber Terror," while the CG-4A battle-ready gliders, cloaked in stealthy silence, carried the 82nd and 101st Airborne into fierce fighting throughout Europe and the Pacific. Sara Witter Connor follows a forgotten thread of the American war effort, celebrating the factory workers, lumberjacks, pilots and innovative thinkers of the U.S. Forest Products Laboratory who helped win a world war with paper, wood and glue. |
Contributor Bio(s): Connor, Sara Witter: - Sara Connor is a longtime board member and president of the Forest History Association of Wisconsin, and has also served on the Board of Directors of the Wisconsin Forestry Hall of Fame and Camp 5 Museum Foundation. Connor curated the nationally traveling Wisconsin's Flying trees: Wisconsin Plywood Industry's Contribution to WWII exhibit, which was displayed to over 175, 000 viewers. |