World War II Akron
Title | World War II Akron PDF eBook |
Author | Tim Carroll |
Publisher | Arcadia Publishing |
Pages | 202 |
Release | 2019-03-18 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1439666407 |
When World War II engulfed the nation, the men and women of Akron dutifully played their part in the epic struggle. Keyes Beech ducked grenades as marines raised the American flag at on Iwo Jima. Newspaper magnate John S. Knight watched the Japanese surrender on the USS Missouri just five months after his son was killed in Germany. On the homefront, Goodyear manufactured blimps used to hunt down Nazi submarines, and noted Beacon Journal cartoonist Web Brown pledged his talent and his pen to boosting morale at home and abroad. Replete with more than one hundred images, including many of Brown's wartime drawings, this thrilling account by local author Tim Carroll recalls all that Akron gave for freedom.
World War II Cartoons of Akron's Web Brown
Title | World War II Cartoons of Akron's Web Brown PDF eBook |
Author | Tim Carroll |
Publisher | Arcadia Publishing |
Pages | 128 |
Release | 2020 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1467146250 |
"Akron Beacon Journal cartoonist Web Brown was one of the best political cartoonists in America during World War II. After serving in the Spanish-American War, Brown returned to the States and began a forty-six-year career lasting from 1899 through 1945. Before and during the Second World War, Brown's cartoons lampooned Hitler, Mussolini and Japan with a strong sense of justice, humor and history. Featured six days a week in the Journal, his work boosted morale at home and lifted the spirits of soldiers overseas. Compiling more than two hundred of Brown's best cartoons, Akron native and author Tim Carroll recalls the history of World War II through the outstanding creations of one of Akron's most prolific and noteworthy artists"--Back cover.
Arn's War
Title | Arn's War PDF eBook |
Author | Edward C. Arn |
Publisher | The University of Akron Press |
Pages | 290 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 1931968322 |
Arn writes in a straightforward and engaging manner that avoids false sentimentality or romanticism. Instead, he gives readers keen insights into the daily life of soldiers locked in gruesome events far beyond their experience and describes how it feels to be under fire, to suffer a wound, to agonize over the deaths of friends, to endure true suffering, to sacrifice, and to survive. Edited and annotated by Jerome Mushkat, this memoir is an account of a citizen-soldier who survived his baptism by fire during World War II."--BOOK JACKET.
World War II Dispatches to Akron
Title | World War II Dispatches to Akron PDF eBook |
Author | Christopher LaHurd |
Publisher | Arcadia Publishing |
Pages | 207 |
Release | 2017-01-30 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 1439660085 |
A bombardier’s story of serving in the skies over Europe—and surviving in a POW camp—as told through his correspondence with his Ohio family. On his twenty-sixth horrifying mission over the hostile skies of Nazi Europe, a charismatic bombardier, seated at the nose of a B-17, strapped on his parachute as his disintegrating bomber dropped uncontrollably to the ground. What got him to this point, the ensuing months behind barbed wire, and his daily letters written to his family in Akron, Ohio, makes for an emotionally intense memoir. This is the true account of a single individual who represents the countless unsung warriors of the greatest generation during World War II. Previously published as A Story of One
Womanpower Committees During World War II
Title | Womanpower Committees During World War II PDF eBook |
Author | Gertrude B. Morton |
Publisher | |
Pages | 1408 |
Release | 1951 |
Genre | Day care centers |
ISBN |
Akron Family Recipes
Title | Akron Family Recipes PDF eBook |
Author | Judy Orr James |
Publisher | Arcadia Publishing |
Pages | 256 |
Release | 2022-07-11 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1439675406 |
Compiling more than 100 family recipes, founder of the Akron Recipe Project Judy Orr James serves up a history of home cooking in the Rubber City. From the city's founding in 1825 through the years following World War II, numerous ethnic and cultural groups made Akron home. With each new arrival, the city's food changed and deepened to delicious effect. Polish immigrants brought pierogi to the area, and Jews introduced Old World favorites like kugel and hamantaschen. African Americans seeking a better life in the North enriched the Akron palate with the unique and southern-inspired dishes of their ancestors. Last but not least, there is the sauerkraut ball, Akron's official food and favorite snack served at local restaurants, cocktail parties, holiday celebrations, and game day gatherings.
Survey of World War II Veterans and Dwelling Unit Vacancy and Occupation
Title | Survey of World War II Veterans and Dwelling Unit Vacancy and Occupation PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Bureau of the Census |
Publisher | |
Pages | 444 |
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