Delaware in World War I

by Brigadier General Kennard R Wiggins Jr (De Ang Retired), Brig Gen Kennard R Wiggins Jr (De Ang Ret ), Kennard R. Wiggins Jr.

Book Overview

Delaware's experience in the Great War was that of an awakening. What had been a pastoral collection of farms and merchants was rapidly transformed into a dynamic, economically thriving society. From the immense munitions contribution of the DuPont Company to burgeoning shipbuilding on the Wilmington waterfront, the First State took a leading role in meeting the war's industrial demand. It fortified coastal defenses and thwarted U-boat attacks on...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1626199981
• ISBN13: 9781626199989
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.8" x 8.9"