Builders and fighters : U.S. Army Engineers in World War II / Barry W. Fowle, general editor.

Honolulu, Hawaii : University Press of the Pacific, ©2005.

xx, 529 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

"The Corps of Engineers played an important part in winning World War II. Its work included building and repairing roads, bridges, and airfields; laying and clearing minefields; establishing and destroying obstacles; constructing training camps and other support facilities; building the Pentagon; and providing facilities for the development of the atomic bomb. In addition to their construction work, engineers engaged in combat with the enemy in the Battle of the Bulge, on the Ledo Road in Burma, in the mountains of Italy, and at numerous other locations. Certainly one of the highlights of Corps activity during World War II was the construction of the 1,685-mile Alaska Highway, carved out of the Canadian and Alaskan wilderness. Builders and Fighters is a series of essays on some of the hectic engineer activity during World War II." -- Publisher's information.

1410221776 (pbk.)
9781410221773 (pbk.)

United States. Army. Corps of Engineers History.
United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
World War, 1939-1945 Regimental histories United States.
World War, 1939-1945 Engineering and construction.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 Histoire des unités États-Unis.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 Génie et construction.
Regimental histories.
United States.

History.

Fowle, Barry W., 1930-
United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Office of History.

Location: Library main 264460
Call No.: BIB 195913
Status: Available