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Island at War: Puerto Rico in the Crucible of the Second World War
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Markus Wiener Publishers
Battleship Vieques: Puerto Rico from World War II to the Korean War
Product Code:
9781558765382
ISBN13:
9781558765382
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$27.53
Battleship Vieques: Puerto Rico from World War II to the Korean War
$27.53
The demonstrations that resulted in the U.S. Navy's being forced out of Vieques in 2003 were the result of the island's occupation during and after World War II. After German U-boats sank more ships in the Caribbean than anywhere else, the U.S. government decided to transform the island of Vieques into an unsinkable battleship. The Navy thereby ignored the cultural traditions of the Puerto Rican population, introduced racial discrimination, forced the relocation of its population, and showed no concern for the local economy, which was ruined by the occupation.
| Author: Cesar Ayala Casas |
| Publisher: Markus Wiener Publishers |
| Publication Date: Apr 20, 2011 |
| Number of Pages: 230 pages |
| Binding: Paperback or Softback |
| ISBN-10: 1558765387 |
| ISBN-13: 9781558765382 |
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