Minnesota goes to war : the home front during World War II /
Kenney, Dave, 1961-
Minnesota goes to war : the home front during World War II / Dave Kenney ; foreword by Wendell R. Anderson. - St. Paul : Minnesota Historical Society Press, c2005. - xv, 269 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-259) and index.
Foreword -- Preface -- World War II timeline -- Introduction -- Brainerd, 1941 -- Call to arms -- Gung ho -- Qualms -- Passing muster -- Dispatches : Leland Rowberg -- The home front -- Civilian defenders -- Consuming for victory -- Waste not -- Brainerd, 1942 -- Help wanted -- Womanpower -- Race factor -- Relocated -- Such nice fellows -- Dispatches : Al Hafner -- Arsenals of democracy -- The pirate -- Shipshape -- Either ore -- Sweating bullets -- Dispatches : Ed Motzko -- Minnesota made -- Miracle meat -- On autopilot -- Cool customer -- Bright future -- Unlikely beginnings -- Brainerd, 1943-1944 -- Rumors of war -- Kamikaze pigeons -- Whirligigs -- H2X -- Raw deal -- Dispatches : Robert Burns -- Matters of conscience -- America first -- Sedition -- Bad memories -- "Conchies" -- Amalgamation -- Brainerd, 1945 -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Photo credits. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
0873515064 (alk. paper) 9780873515061 (alk. paper)
2004008635
World War, 1939-1945--Minnesota.
Minnesota--History--20th century.
Minnesota goes to war : the home front during World War II / Dave Kenney ; foreword by Wendell R. Anderson. - St. Paul : Minnesota Historical Society Press, c2005. - xv, 269 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-259) and index.
Foreword -- Preface -- World War II timeline -- Introduction -- Brainerd, 1941 -- Call to arms -- Gung ho -- Qualms -- Passing muster -- Dispatches : Leland Rowberg -- The home front -- Civilian defenders -- Consuming for victory -- Waste not -- Brainerd, 1942 -- Help wanted -- Womanpower -- Race factor -- Relocated -- Such nice fellows -- Dispatches : Al Hafner -- Arsenals of democracy -- The pirate -- Shipshape -- Either ore -- Sweating bullets -- Dispatches : Ed Motzko -- Minnesota made -- Miracle meat -- On autopilot -- Cool customer -- Bright future -- Unlikely beginnings -- Brainerd, 1943-1944 -- Rumors of war -- Kamikaze pigeons -- Whirligigs -- H2X -- Raw deal -- Dispatches : Robert Burns -- Matters of conscience -- America first -- Sedition -- Bad memories -- "Conchies" -- Amalgamation -- Brainerd, 1945 -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Photo credits. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
0873515064 (alk. paper) 9780873515061 (alk. paper)
2004008635
World War, 1939-1945--Minnesota.
Minnesota--History--20th century.