HAWAII'S WAR YEARS 1941-1945 Gwenfread Allen AUTHOR-SIGNED FREE US POSTAGE!

Description: Offered by Over The Blue Horizon is rare, author-signed copy of “HAWAII’S WAR YEARS 1941-1945” by Gwenfread Allen. When war struck December 7, 1941, the people of Hawaii were not unprepared. Within minutes after bombs fell on Pearl Harbor, w ell-rehearsed disaster relief plan went into full operation. Thousands of volunteers of all ages and races toiled selflessly to bring order out of chaos. Even before the pall of smoke had died away, air raid tranches had begun to crisscross lawns. By nightfall, windows were blacked out, curfew stilled the darkness, and citizen-soldiers stood girded for a last-ditch fight. During the following tension-ridden days, the entire populace was fingerprinted and inoculated, gas masks were issued and evacuation kits prepared. Barbed wire entanglements, taped windows, sandbag barricades, camouflaged buildings, gas alarms – everywhere were constant, grim reminders of total war. No other American community felt the tensions and shapeless fears the Islands knew during those first months after Pearl Harbor. And, as the Pacific war progressed, no other American community felt its impact so much as Hawaii. Headquarters area, training, staging and supply area, repair base – Hawaii served as the springboard of the Pacific offensive. Hordes of troops and war workers deluged the Islands, land and buildings were taken over by the armed forces. Controls of every type plagued businesses and individuals. No phase of Island living was left untouched by the war. “HAWAII’S WAR YEARS, 1941-1945”, the official history of Hawaii’s dramatic part in World War II, is a comprehensive, unbiased account based on material collected over a six year period by the Hawaii War Records Depository. Written by an island newspaperwoman with the proper perspective for a subject of such scope, the book does not attempt to render judgements. It is primarily a book of record, a straightforward presentation of facts. This is the original 1950 copy and although an ex-library copy from prestigious Punahou School, is an author-inscribed and signed copy. Condition of this 418 page, 6.25 x 9.25 inch hardcover with dustjacket was published by the University of Hawaii Press in 1950 is FAIR+. As stated, it is an ex-library copy with the expected markings, but remains SOLID. Note that Over the Blue Horizon ships from the USA with FREE United States Postal Service (USPS) PRIORITY shipping to USA buyers! eBay charges sales tax for certain states; Over the Blue Horizon charges Hawaii residents state general excise tax. Your purchase will be carefully wrapped to ensure that it arrives in the same condition as described in the eBay listing. If you are not happy with your purchase for whatever reason, we will work something out -- your satisfaction is GUARANTEED. Regardless of where you are in the world, buy with confidence from a well-established eBay merchant with a sterling reputation and an exceptionally high customer satisfaction rate.

Price: 54.99 USD

Location: Kailua, Hawaii

End Time: 2025-01-14T08:00:01.000Z

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