World War Ii Long Island The Homefront In Nassau And Suffolk

Author : Christopher C. Verga
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2021-02-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9781467147187

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World War II Long Island: The Homefront in Nassau and Suffolk by Christopher C. Verga Pdf

Long Island was transformed from a pastoral rural community to a modern suburban behemoth by playing an integral role in the homefront of World War II. Dozens of Nazi spies infiltrated industry throughout the island and communicated industrial secrets back to Germany as the FBI chased them down. Long Island held the record for producing the most fighter planes in the country with the rapid rebirth of its aviation sector. Five Medal of Honor recipients called the region home. At the close of the war, the United Nations established itself in a weapons factory in Lake Success. Author Christopher Verga charts the rise of Long Island and its role in World War II.

Author : Christopher Verga
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2022-10-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9781439676424

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The Ferguson Brothers Lynchings on Long Island by Christopher Verga Pdf

On February 5th, 1946, the Ferguson brothers were concluding a night out celebrating Charles Ferguson's reenlistment in the Army... Charles, wearing his military uniform, walked with his brothers Alphonso, Joseph, and Richard towards the Freeport Bus Terminal to go home. A provisional Freeport police officer named Joseph Romeika stopped the brothers over a disorderly conduct complaint. Words were exchanged, and Officer Romeika killed Charles, Alphonso and shot Joseph within minutes of the initial stop. Following the unarmed shooting, Romeikia was acquitted despite changing stories of eyewitnesses. strongDiscover how the shooting became a catalyst for civil rights efforts and immortalized in a Woody Guthrie protest song.

Author : David Tremain
Publisher : Pen and Sword History
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2023-12-21
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781399053884

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Churchill's German Spy by David Tremain Pdf

Compared to many of MI5's other double agents, HARLEQUIN’s career was very short-lived, lasting only for a few months in 1943. However, during that time he provided insights into the various parties involved in the Appeasement process in 1938; the Czech crisis of 1939; the enterprises of a Franco-American businessman who hosted the Duke and Duchess of Windsor’s marriage in France; the espionage activities of an aristocratic German family; Admiral Canaris, the head of the Abwehr – many of the Abwehr’s personalities with whom he had come into contact or had known about and the agents he employed – as well as relations between the disparate organisations of the German intelligence services – the Abwehr, Gestapo, and Sicherheitsdienst (SD), the intelligence arm of the SS. Furthermore, he revealed the German Armistice Commission’s involvement in espionage and their links to the Abwehr. MI5 shared this intelligence with the FBI and the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) before HARLEQUIN requested that he be returned to American custody where he remained for the rest of the war. His effectiveness as a double agent will be examined using newly-released official files as a primary source.

Author : Frank J. Cavaioli
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2012-09-05
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781438443683

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Farmingdale State College by Frank J. Cavaioli Pdf

Located on 380 acres on the Nassau-Suffolk border, Farmingdale State College (FSC) is the oldest public college on Long Island. In this fascinating and lavishly illustrated history, Frank J. Cavaioli chronicles the school's rich history from the time it was chartered in 1912 up to the present. He investigates the leadership of such important directors and presidents as Albert A. Johnson, Halsey B. Knapp, Charles W. Laffin Jr., and Frank A. Cipriani, and demonstrates how they motivated faculty to create progressive, innovative programs, and urged them to give service to the community. The school's original mission was to provide training in agricultural science, but over time it has transformed into a comprehensive college focused on applied science and technology with a strong humanities and social science component. Now a campus of the State University of New York with nearly seven thousand students, the story of FSC is unique, one that mirrors the transformation and growth of the surrounding Long Island community.

Author : Paul Bailey
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 588 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1949
Category : Long Island (N.Y.)
ISBN : WISC:89067606202

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Long Island; a History of Two Great Counties, Nassau and Suffolk by Paul Bailey Pdf

Author : Bette S. Weidman,Linda B. Martin
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1981-01-01
Category : Photography
ISBN : 048624136X

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Nassau County, Long Island, in Early Photographs, 1869-1940 by Bette S. Weidman,Linda B. Martin Pdf

175 vintage photos recall aspects of life on Long Island from post-Civil War to modern era. Village life, agriculture, local industries, celebrities, early aviation and movie industries, fabulous estates, beaches, much more. Unique document of early Nassau and pioneer photography. Full informative captions. Introduction. Indices.

Author : Mark Jonathan Harris,Franklin D. Mitchell,Steven J. Schechter
Publisher : Putnam Publishing Group
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : United States
ISBN : STANFORD:36105003267544

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The Homefront by Mark Jonathan Harris,Franklin D. Mitchell,Steven J. Schechter Pdf

Includes primary sources on defense workers, women during the war, conscientious objectors, scrap metal collection and recycling, racial issues on the homefront, and civil defense.

Author : Christopher Verga
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2022-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9781467150712

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The Ferguson Brothers Lynchings on Long Island: A Civil Rights Catalyst by Christopher Verga Pdf

On February 5th, 1946, the Ferguson brothers were concluding a night out celebrating Charles Ferguson's reenlistment in the Army... Charles, wearing his military uniform, walked with his brothers Alphonso, Joseph, and Richard towards the Freeport Bus Terminal to go home. A provisional Freeport police officer named Joseph Romeika stopped the brothers over a disorderly conduct complaint. Words were exchanged, and Officer Romeika killed Charles, Alphonso and shot Joseph within minutes of the initial stop. Following the unarmed shooting, Romeikia was acquitted despite changing stories of eyewitnesses. Discover how the shooting became a catalyst for civil rights efforts and immortalized in a Woody Guthrie protest song.

Author : Peter Eisenstadt
Publisher : Syracuse University Press
Page : 1960 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2005-05-19
Category : History
ISBN : 081560808X

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The Encyclopedia of New York State by Peter Eisenstadt Pdf

The Encyclopedia of New York State is one of the most complete works on the Empire State to be published in a half-century. In nearly 2,000 pages and 4,000 signed entries, this single volume captures the impressive complexity of New York State as a historic crossroads of people and ideas, as a cradle of abolitionism and feminism, and as an apex of modern urban, suburban, and rural life. The Encyclopedia is packed with fascinating details from fields ranging from sociology and geography to history. Did you know that Manhattan's Lower East Side was once the most populated neighborhood in the world, but Hamilton County in the Adirondacks is the least densely populated county east of the Mississippi; New York is the only state to border both the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean; the Erie Canal opened New York City to rich farmland upstate . . . and to the west. Entries by experts chronicle New York's varied areas, politics, and persuasions with a cornucopia of subjects from environmentalism to higher education to railroads, weaving the state's diverse regions and peoples into one idea of New York State. Lavishly illustrated with 500 photographs and figures, 120 maps, and 140 tables, the Encyclopedia is key to understanding the state's past, present, and future. It is a crucial reference for students, teachers, historians, and business people, for New Yorkers of all persuasions, and for anyone interested in finding out more about New York State.

Author : Harrison Hunt,Bill Bleyer
Publisher : History Press Library Editions
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2015-04-06
Category : History
ISBN : 1540212262

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Long Island and the Civil War by Harrison Hunt,Bill Bleyer Pdf

Although no battles were fought on Long Island, the Civil War deeply affected all of its residents. More than three thousand men--white and black--from current-day Queens, Nassau and Suffolk Counties answered the call to preserve the Union. While Confederate ships lurked within eight miles of Montauk Point, camps in Mineola and Willets Point trained regiments. Local women raised thousands of dollars for Union hospitals, and Long Island companies manufactured uniforms, drums and medicines for the army. At the same time, a little-remembered draft riot occurred in Jamaica in 1863. Local authors Harrison Hunt and Bill Bleyer explore this fascinating story, from the 1860 presidential campaign that polarized the region to the wartime experiences of Long Islanders on the battlefield and at home.

Author : Roger Wunderlich
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 588 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Long Island (N.Y.)
ISBN : WISC:89081201691

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The Long Island Historical Journal by Roger Wunderlich Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 524 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Long Island (N.Y.)
ISBN : WISC:89082579012

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Long Island Forum by Anonim Pdf

Author : Kenneth P. LaValle
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Italian American
ISBN : UOM:39015040981444

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Italian Americans on Long Island by Kenneth P. LaValle Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 3310 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : American literature
ISBN : UOM:39015054057792

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Subject Guide to Books in Print by Anonim Pdf

Author : United States. Congress
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1042 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Law
ISBN : UIUC:30112099134212

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Congressional Record by United States. Congress Pdf