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Building for war the epic saga of the civilian contractors and marines of Wake Island in World War II

This is the story of the thousand-plus Depression-era civilian contractors who came to Wake Island, a remote Pacific atoll, in 1941 to build an air station for the U.S. Navy. The civilian contractors who had risked distance and danger for well-paying jobs ended up paying a steep price: their freedom...

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Main Author:	Gilbert, Bonita L. (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Havertown, Pa. Casemate 2012
Subjects:	United States. > Marine Corps > History > World War, 1939-1945. Wake Island, Battle of, Wake Island, 1941. Air bases, American > Design and construction. Contractors > Pacific Area. World War, 1939-1945 > Prisoners and prisons, Japanese.
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