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"War Comes to Florida’s Northern Gulf Coast"

    In this first comprehensive book on World War II, you’ll read about Gen. George Patton’s visit to Panama City; you’ll follow the establishment of Tyndall, Eglin, Dale Mabry, and the secret development of Camp Gordon Johnston; you’ll learn about the torpedoing of the Empire Mica by a German U-boat; you’ll share the heart-break of those involved in the accidental bombing near DeFuniak Springs that killed two adults and two children; you’ll join Jimmy Doolittle and his men in training for the raid on Tokyo; and you’ll understand the rags to riches story of aviatrix Jackie Cochran.
    Through the pages of this book you will also tag along with the guards, horses and dogs on Beach Patrol; you’ll view the blueprints and follow the construction of Wainwright Shipyard; you’ll relive the launching of the many Liberty ships built at Wainwright; you’ll follow movie star Clark Gable as he undergoes gunnery training at Tyndall Field, and you’ll experience the South Pacific through the diary of an Army nurse.

Price: $29.99