{"product_id":"world-war-ii-rhode-island-paperback","title":"World War II Rhode Island - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChristian McBurney\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBrian L. Wallin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePatrick T. Conley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRhode Island's contribution to World War II vastly exceeded its small size.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eNarragansett Bay was an armed camp dotted by army forts and navy facilities. They included the country's most important torpedo production and testing facilities at Newport and the Northeast's largest naval air station at Quonset Point. Three special, top-secret German POW camps were based in Narragansett and Jamestown. Meanwhile, Rhode Island workers from all over the state - including, for the first time, many women - manufactured military equipment and built warships, most notably the Liberty ships at Providence Shipyard. Authors from the Rhode Island history blog smallstatebighistory.com trace Rhode Island's outsized wartime role, from the scare of an enemy air raid after Pearl Harbor to the war's final German U-boat sunk off Point Judith.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 22, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760704684320,"sku":"9781467136907","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/fb224492dd9c6e848a90dd2979dc2f9e.webp?v=1780187475","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/world-war-ii-rhode-island-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}