Bonita Gilbert: 1 book
Building for War
The Epic Saga of the Civilian Contractors and Marines of Wake Island in World War II
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2012
This intimately researched work tells 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. Author Gilbert charts the contractors' hard-won progress as they scramble to build the naval...
