| Forth to the Mighty Conflict: Alabama and World War II Contributor(s): Cronenberg, Allen (Author) |
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ISBN: 0817350276 ISBN-13: 9780817350277 Publisher: Fire Ant Books OUR PRICE: $28.45 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2003 Annotation: When first published in 1995, Forth to the Mighty Conflict was well received. Allen Cronenberg weaves the stories of individuals and military units into a compelling narrative. Ultimately, he chronicles the sweeping impact of the war on Alabama; how it affected politics in the state and brought about important changes in education, social services, health care, religion, and race relations. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - World War Ii - History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv) |
| Dewey: 940.537 |
| Series: Alabama Fire Ant |
| Physical Information: 0.63" H x 6.02" W x 9.16" (0.84 lbs) 232 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1940's - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. - Cultural Region - South - Geographic Orientation - Alabama |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Details conditions in Alabama and the role of its citizens in a time of military crisis unknown since the Civil War. Alabama and its people played a conspicuous role in World War II. Not only were thousands of servicemen trained at military facilities in the state--at Fort McClellan, Camp Rucker, Camp Sibert, Maxwell Air Field, and Tuskegee Army Air Field--but Axis prisoners of war were interned in camps on Alabama soil, most notably at Aliceville and Opelika. More than 45,000 Alabama citizens were killed in combat or died as POWs, some came home injured, and many labored in war factories at home. |