Hawaii's War Years : : 1941–1945 / / Gwenfread Allen.
When war struck December 7, 1941, the people of Hawaii were not unprepared. Within minutes after bombs fell on Pearl Harbor, a well-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 pal...
Saved in:
Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Hawaii Press Archive eBook-Package Pre-2000 |
---|---|
VerfasserIn: | |
Place / Publishing House: | Honolulu : : University of Hawaii Press, , [2021] ©1950 |
Year of Publication: | 2021 |
Language: | English |
Online Access: | |
Physical Description: | 1 online resource (432 p.) |
Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
id |
9780824885014 |
---|---|
ctrlnum |
(DE-B1597)545181 (OCoLC)1253313317 |
collection |
bib_alma |
record_format |
marc |
spelling |
Allen, Gwenfread, author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Hawaii's War Years : 1941–1945 / Gwenfread Allen. Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press, [2021] ©1950 1 online resource (432 p.) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Frontmatter -- Foreword -- Table of Contents -- List of Illustrations -- I. BOMBS FALL -- II. A GLANCE BACK -- III. GIRDED FOR ATTACK -- IV. GATEWAY TO BATTLE -- V. BACKING THE ATTACK -- VI. EXIGENCIES OF WAR -- VII. DAWN OF A NEW ERA -- APPENDICES -- INDEX restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star When war struck December 7, 1941, the people of Hawaii were not unprepared. Within minutes after bombs fell on Pearl Harbor, a well-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 trenches 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 judgments. It is primarily a book of record, a straightforward presentation of facts. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 02. Mrz 2022) HISTORY / Military / World War II. bisacsh Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Hawaii Press Archive eBook-Package Pre-2000 9783110564150 https://doi.org/10.1515/9780824885014 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780824885014 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9780824885014/original |
language |
English |
format |
eBook |
author |
Allen, Gwenfread, Allen, Gwenfread, |
spellingShingle |
Allen, Gwenfread, Allen, Gwenfread, Hawaii's War Years : 1941–1945 / Frontmatter -- Foreword -- Table of Contents -- List of Illustrations -- I. BOMBS FALL -- II. A GLANCE BACK -- III. GIRDED FOR ATTACK -- IV. GATEWAY TO BATTLE -- V. BACKING THE ATTACK -- VI. EXIGENCIES OF WAR -- VII. DAWN OF A NEW ERA -- APPENDICES -- INDEX |
author_facet |
Allen, Gwenfread, Allen, Gwenfread, |
author_variant |
g a ga g a ga |
author_role |
VerfasserIn VerfasserIn |
author_sort |
Allen, Gwenfread, |
title |
Hawaii's War Years : 1941–1945 / |
title_sub |
1941–1945 / |
title_full |
Hawaii's War Years : 1941–1945 / Gwenfread Allen. |
title_fullStr |
Hawaii's War Years : 1941–1945 / Gwenfread Allen. |
title_full_unstemmed |
Hawaii's War Years : 1941–1945 / Gwenfread Allen. |
title_auth |
Hawaii's War Years : 1941–1945 / |
title_alt |
Frontmatter -- Foreword -- Table of Contents -- List of Illustrations -- I. BOMBS FALL -- II. A GLANCE BACK -- III. GIRDED FOR ATTACK -- IV. GATEWAY TO BATTLE -- V. BACKING THE ATTACK -- VI. EXIGENCIES OF WAR -- VII. DAWN OF A NEW ERA -- APPENDICES -- INDEX |
title_new |
Hawaii's War Years : |
title_sort |
hawaii's war years : 1941–1945 / |
publisher |
University of Hawaii Press, |
publishDate |
2021 |
physical |
1 online resource (432 p.) |
contents |
Frontmatter -- Foreword -- Table of Contents -- List of Illustrations -- I. BOMBS FALL -- II. A GLANCE BACK -- III. GIRDED FOR ATTACK -- IV. GATEWAY TO BATTLE -- V. BACKING THE ATTACK -- VI. EXIGENCIES OF WAR -- VII. DAWN OF A NEW ERA -- APPENDICES -- INDEX |
isbn |
9780824885014 9783110564150 |
url |
https://doi.org/10.1515/9780824885014 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780824885014 https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9780824885014/original |
illustrated |
Not Illustrated |
doi_str_mv |
10.1515/9780824885014 |
oclc_num |
1253313317 |
work_keys_str_mv |
AT allengwenfread hawaiiswaryears19411945 |
status_str |
n |
ids_txt_mv |
(DE-B1597)545181 (OCoLC)1253313317 |
carrierType_str_mv |
cr |
hierarchy_parent_title |
Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Hawaii Press Archive eBook-Package Pre-2000 |
is_hierarchy_title |
Hawaii's War Years : 1941–1945 / |
container_title |
Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Hawaii Press Archive eBook-Package Pre-2000 |
_version_ |
1770176592577822720 |
fullrecord |
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><collection xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/MARC21/slim"><record><leader>04280nam a22006135i 4500</leader><controlfield tag="001">9780824885014</controlfield><controlfield tag="003">DE-B1597</controlfield><controlfield tag="005">20220302035458.0</controlfield><controlfield tag="006">m|||||o||d||||||||</controlfield><controlfield tag="007">cr || ||||||||</controlfield><controlfield tag="008">220302t20211950hiu fo d z eng d</controlfield><datafield tag="020" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">9780824885014</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="024" ind1="7" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">10.1515/9780824885014</subfield><subfield code="2">doi</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="035" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">(DE-B1597)545181</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="035" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">(OCoLC)1253313317</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="040" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">DE-B1597</subfield><subfield code="b">eng</subfield><subfield code="c">DE-B1597</subfield><subfield code="e">rda</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="041" ind1="0" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">eng</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="044" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">hiu</subfield><subfield code="c">US-HI</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="072" ind1=" " ind2="7"><subfield code="a">HIS027100</subfield><subfield code="2">bisacsh</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="100" ind1="1" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Allen, Gwenfread, </subfield><subfield code="e">author.</subfield><subfield code="4">aut</subfield><subfield code="4">http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="245" ind1="1" ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Hawaii's War Years :</subfield><subfield code="b">1941–1945 /</subfield><subfield code="c">Gwenfread Allen.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="264" ind1=" " ind2="1"><subfield code="a">Honolulu : </subfield><subfield code="b">University of Hawaii Press, </subfield><subfield code="c">[2021]</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="264" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="c">©1950</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="300" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">1 online resource (432 p.)</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="336" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">text</subfield><subfield code="b">txt</subfield><subfield code="2">rdacontent</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="337" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">computer</subfield><subfield code="b">c</subfield><subfield code="2">rdamedia</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="338" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">online resource</subfield><subfield code="b">cr</subfield><subfield code="2">rdacarrier</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="347" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">text file</subfield><subfield code="b">PDF</subfield><subfield code="2">rda</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="505" ind1="0" ind2="0"><subfield code="t">Frontmatter -- </subfield><subfield code="t">Foreword -- </subfield><subfield code="t">Table of Contents -- </subfield><subfield code="t">List of Illustrations -- </subfield><subfield code="t">I. BOMBS FALL -- </subfield><subfield code="t">II. A GLANCE BACK -- </subfield><subfield code="t">III. GIRDED FOR ATTACK -- </subfield><subfield code="t">IV. GATEWAY TO BATTLE -- </subfield><subfield code="t">V. BACKING THE ATTACK -- </subfield><subfield code="t">VI. EXIGENCIES OF WAR -- </subfield><subfield code="t">VII. DAWN OF A NEW ERA -- </subfield><subfield code="t">APPENDICES -- </subfield><subfield code="t">INDEX</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="506" ind1="0" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">restricted access</subfield><subfield code="u">http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec</subfield><subfield code="f">online access with authorization</subfield><subfield code="2">star</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="520" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">When war struck December 7, 1941, the people of Hawaii were not unprepared. Within minutes after bombs fell on Pearl Harbor, a well-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 trenches 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 judgments. It is primarily a book of record, a straightforward presentation of facts.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="538" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="546" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">In English.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="588" ind1="0" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 02. Mrz 2022)</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="7"><subfield code="a">HISTORY / Military / World War II.</subfield><subfield code="2">bisacsh</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="773" ind1="0" ind2="8"><subfield code="i">Title is part of eBook package:</subfield><subfield code="d">De Gruyter</subfield><subfield code="t">University of Hawaii Press Archive eBook-Package Pre-2000</subfield><subfield code="z">9783110564150</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="856" ind1="4" ind2="0"><subfield code="u">https://doi.org/10.1515/9780824885014</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="856" ind1="4" ind2="0"><subfield code="u">https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780824885014</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="856" ind1="4" ind2="2"><subfield code="3">Cover</subfield><subfield code="u">https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9780824885014/original</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="912" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">978-3-11-056415-0 University of Hawaii Press Archive eBook-Package Pre-2000</subfield><subfield code="b">2000</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="912" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">EBA_BACKALL</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="912" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">EBA_CL_HICS</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="912" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">EBA_EBACKALL</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="912" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">EBA_EBKALL</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="912" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">EBA_ECL_HICS</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="912" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">EBA_EEBKALL</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="912" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">EBA_ESSHALL</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="912" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">EBA_PPALL</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="912" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">EBA_SSHALL</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="912" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">GBV-deGruyter-alles</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="912" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">PDA11SSHE</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="912" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">PDA13ENGE</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="912" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">PDA17SSHEE</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="912" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">PDA5EBK</subfield></datafield></record></collection> |