Julian Pleasants | Home Front
Season 20 Episode 2011 | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
Using oral history interviews, newspaper accounts, etc, Home Front explores NC during WWII
Historian Julian Pleasants explores NC during WWII. Over 50 new military bases were created in the state. German submarines sunk vessels off the coast, struggled with rationing regulations, & used German POWs as day laborers. The conclusion of the war the found NC drastically different. The once provincial state looked forward to a modern, diversified, & highly industrialized future.
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Julian Pleasants | Home Front
Season 20 Episode 2011 | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
Historian Julian Pleasants explores NC during WWII. Over 50 new military bases were created in the state. German submarines sunk vessels off the coast, struggled with rationing regulations, & used German POWs as day laborers. The conclusion of the war the found NC drastically different. The once provincial state looked forward to a modern, diversified, & highly industrialized future.
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