| Tulsa: The War Years Contributor(s): Buckendorf, Mike (Author) |
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ISBN: 0738590525 ISBN-13: 9780738590523 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Midwest(ia,il,in,ks,mi,mn,mo,nd,ne,oh,sd,wi - History | United States - State & Local - Southwest (az, Nm, Ok, Tx) - History | Military - Pictorial |
| Dewey: 976.6 |
| Series: Images of America (Arcadia Publishing) |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.5" W x 9.1" (0.70 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Locality - Tulsa, Oklahoma - Geographic Orientation - Oklahoma |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Still reeling from the hungry days of the Great Depression, America was ill-equipped when the nation entered the Second World War. Referred to as the sleeping giant by the Japanese, the United States awoke from its slumber with a vengeance and soon began creating a veritable tidal wave of production that turned the country into the Arsenal of Democracy. Tulsa, Oklahoma, was one of the cities at the forefront of this massive wartime buildup. From bomber plants to aviation training schools, to civil defense and the construction of military bases, to the thousands who served in uniform across Europe and the Pacific, Tulsa gave everything it had and then some. This was a different breed of people that nonetheless stood firm in the face of adversity and came together as a community. Tulsa: The War Years takes the reader back to the time when people did without for the greater benefit of all and sometimes sacrificed everything for the sake of victory." |
Contributor Bio(s): Buckendorf, Mike: - Mike Buckendorf is a lifelong Tulsa resident of German and Muscogee Creek descent. He is a high school and college history teacher and earned his BA and MS from Oklahoma State University. He has been a local actor and rock vocalist since 1985 and a World War II living history reenactor since 2003. |