America's Fighting Railroads: A World War II Pictorial History [Paperback]

Don DeNevi (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 19, 1996

This magnificent memoir is filled with photographs of various types of locomotives hauling military movements and wartime freight in the US, plus passenger trains turned troop carriers. Highly recommended.

Product Details

• Paperback: 152 pages
• Publisher: Pictorial Histories Publishing (August 19, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1575100010
• ISBN-13: 978-1575100012
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #422,651 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Recommended! Tells about the part railroads played in WWII, September 28, 1999

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Bill "billsrrempire" (Southern Maryland, U.S.A.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: America's Fighting Railroads: A World War II Pictorial History (Paperback)

This book is a wonderful pictorial review of the U.S. railroads during World War II. Tells about the part the railroads played in the movement of men and materials, the efforts and cooperation of the railroads during these trying times following the Depression. Has lots of photos, a vivid story, maps of the rail lines, and even shows some of the newspaper and magazine advertising. Highly recommended for anyone interested in WWII and railroads.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Good Book with a Few Flaws., July 30, 2001

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Jason Lee (Grosse Ile, MI United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: America's Fighting Railroads: A World War II Pictorial History (Paperback)

A very informative book with many facts on US railroads during WWII. The only thing I didn't like about this book is that most of the pictures used in the book were not from the WWII era. Photography of railroads during WWII was not allowed, which made pictures of trains during that time scarce, but there are still many quality photographs taken during that era that could have been used. The captions describing the photos were vague and inaccurate and became distracting. This book would have been good without the pictures at all.