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Title: World War II Sites in the United States: A Tour Guide & Directory by Richard E. Osborne ISBN: 0-9628324-1-3 Publisher: Riebel-Rogue Pub Co Pub. Date: June, 1998 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.25 (4 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: A Partial Sampling of CONUS WWII Bases
Comment: This softbound book is a quasi-tour guide containing information and short histories on major World War Two bases and camps in the United States. Previously this book was advertised in the backs of military history and VFW magazines, which did not quite do justice to sales of the book. Though bound in a flimsy softcover and printed on less than high quality paper stock, this edition is by no means a cheap basement-published affair. WORLD WAR II SITES IN THE UNITED STATES does a fairly good job telling the story of existing facilities and long abandoned sites during the Second World War. From active naval bases to deserted desert Enemy Prisoner of War camps, this reference covers well known places and lesser known oddities in each state. Other reviews have correctly pointed out that the reference does indeed skip dozens of sites. Additionally, some of the current status descriptions are inaccurate. Several of the listings would have you believe that a good many of the military bases and posts are no longer in use, when in reality they house thriving active duty military communities. On the whole though, this book is worth having as it does cover a lot of ground, locate museums, and otherwise plug the gap in our Nation's North American military heritage.
Rating: 3
Summary: World War II Sites in the United States
Comment: A great reference for years ago. Unfortunately so much has been established over the past ten years regarding WWII history. This volume provides some interesting sites, however is very outdated. The some of the most major sites are not included, some should be even if they're not completed construction yet. Examples abound (these are only some): D-Day Museum New Orleans, WWII Memorial Washington DC, D-Day Memorial Bedford, VA, Bunkers Delaware Beaches, Bunkers at San Deigo, Goleta CA Japaneese Shelling site, Oregon Japaneese Bombing Site, North Carolina U-Boat Sites.
Would be a great volume if updated.
Rating: 5
Summary: An Incredible Labor of Love
Comment: Every time I pick up this book, I just marvel at the amount of information Richard Osborne has compiled. There are thousands and thousands of entries, not just on well-known bases but on everything from German P.O.W. camps to ammunition plants. Many of the entries have pictures (both historic and modern) and the writing is concise and clear. The book is organized state-by-state, which makes it a great travelling companion.
Needless to say, this is a special-purpose book for extreme WW II buffs and historians, but if someone who fits one of those descriptions is on your gift list, they will be very appreciative.
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Title: Forgotten Fields of America : World War II Bases and Training, Then and Now - Vol. 2 by Lou Thole, Pictorial Histories ISBN: 1575100517 Publisher: Motorbooks International Pub. Date: February, 2000 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Military Aircraft Boneyards by Nicholas A. Veronico, A. Kevin Grantham, Scott Thompson ISBN: 0760308209 Publisher: MBI Publishing Pub. Date: October, 2000 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: United States Naval Air Stations of World War II: Western States by M. L., Jr. Shettle ISBN: 0964338815 Publisher: Motorbooks International Pub. Date: October, 1997 List Price(USD): $34.95 |
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Title: The 25 Best World War II Sites, Pacific Theater: The Ultimate Traveler's Guide to the Battlefields, Monuments and Museums (Greenline Historic Travel Series) by Chuck Thompson ISBN: 0966635264 Publisher: Greenline Pubns Pub. Date: December, 2002 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Warship Boneyards by Kit Bonner, Carolyn Bonner ISBN: 0760308705 Publisher: MBI Publishing Pub. Date: July, 2001 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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