Longshore Soldiers

Defying Bombs & Supplying Victory in a World War II Port Battalion

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Description

Longshore Soldiers chronicles the wartime experiences of port battalion veterans, part of the US Army's Transportation Corps.

This battalion, along with all others of the Corps, were responsible for ensuring military materiel was delivered to the front line, allowing the fighting to continue without delay; an essential part of the Allied war effort.

Andrew Brozyna, grandson of one of the veterans, traces the stories of the veterans from training in the United States to supplying the British at El Alamein, dock work in Antwerp, supplying the beaches of Normandy as part of D-Day and finally to deactivation.

While this is a subject that might not be as instantly recognizable for most military history fans, Brozyna offers a compelling narrative, packed with first-hand accounts and personal histories, of an overlooked aspect of the Second World War. Longshore Soldiers examines the logistics of the European theatre and how these veterans vitally kept the Allied armies moving as they marched into the Reich.

Table of Contents

Preface
Acknowledgements
Cast of Characters

Chapter 1: Schenectady
Chapter 2: American Locomotive Company
Chapter 3: In the Army Now
Chapter 4: Boston
Chapter 5: The Atlantic
Chapter 6: England
Chapter 7: The Invasion
Chapter 8: Utah Beach Dangers
Chapter 9: Beach Work
Chapter 10: To Antwerp
Chapter 11: The V-weapons
Chapter 12: Work in the Port
Chapter 13: The Ardennes Offensive
Chapter 14: War's End
Chapter 15: Homecoming
Epilogue

Appendix A: Timeline
Appendix B: 519th Port Battalion Honors
Appendix C: 519th Port Battalion Historical Data report
Appendix D: Company Rosters
Appendix E: D-Day Port Battalions
Appendix F: US Military Units in Antwerp

Bibliography
Endnotes
About the author

Product details

Published Aug 20 2012
Format Ebook (Epub & Mobi)
Edition 1st
Extent 174
ISBN 9781780965949
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Illustrations 35 b/w
Series General Military
Short code GNM
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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