Format:
Online-Ressource
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
ISBN:
9781626745674
Series Statement:
Caribbean studies series
Content:
An illuminating study of the Caribbean island's contributions to the American war effort.
Content:
Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Rediscovering Puerto Rico and the Caribbean: US Strategic Debate and War Planning on the Eve of the Second World War -- Puerto Rico: Headquarters of the Caribbean Sea Frontier, 1940-1945 -- War and Political Transition in Puerto Rico, 1939-1940 -- The Wartime Quartet: Muñoz Marín, Tugwell, Ickes, and FDR -- The War Economy of Puerto Rico, 1939-1945 -- The German Blockade of the Caribbean in 1942 and Its Effects in Puerto Rico -- Vieques: The Impact of the Second World War -- The Anglo-American Caribbean Commission: A Socioeconomic Strategy Designed for Military Security, 1942-1946 -- Geopolitics and Telecommunications Policy in Puerto Rico: ITT and the Porto Rico Telephone Company, 1942-1948 -- What Did You Do in the War, Daddy? A Story of a Puerto Rican in the Second World War and Korea: Captain Harry Chabrán Acevedo, 1925-1986 -- Notes on Contributors -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""Rediscovering Puerto Rico and the Caribbean: US Strategic Debate and War Planning on the Eve of the Second World War""; ""Puerto Rico: Headquarters of the Caribbean Sea Frontier, 1940â€?1945""; ""War and Political Transition in Puerto Rico, 1939â€?1940""; ""The Wartime Quartet: Muñoz MarÃn, Tugwell, Ickes, and FDR""; ""The War Economy of Puerto Rico, 1939â€?1945""; ""The German Blockade of the Caribbean in 1942 and Its Effects in Puerto Rico""; ""Vieques: The Impact of the Second World War""
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""The Anglo-American Caribbean Commission: A Socioeconomic Strategy Designed for Military Security, 1942�1946""""Geopolitics and Telecommunications Policy in Puerto Rico: ITT and the Porto Rico Telephone Company, 1942�1948""; ""What Did You Do in the War, Daddy? The Story of a Puerto Rican in the Second World War and Korea: Captain Harry Chabrán Acevedo, 1925�1986""; ""Notes on Contributors""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Y""
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1626745676
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1626740879
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781628461640
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781626745674
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781626740877
Additional Edition:
Print version Island at War : Puerto Rico in the Crucible of the Second World War
Language:
English
