The sea water is the wonderful part. It is warm, 80 degrees, limpid, clear and incredibly blue. Each degree of sunlight gives it another shade of blue and it is so clear one can see bottom plainly at 60 ft. depth. And full of fish of all colors and shapes.
Harry to Katherine, Wake Island, January 10, 1941

Building for War

The Epic Saga of the Civilian Contractors and Marines of Wake Island in World War II
By Bonita Gilbert

Published by:
Casemate Publishers

Available from: Amazon
and Barnes & Noble

Building for War

Building for War: The Epic Saga of the Civilian...

Where is Wake Island?

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New Edition of BFW

I am pleased to announce that Casemate...

About

History opens new doors all the time if you go knocking. I chose history as my academic focus years ago, have an MA in history, and taught college history courses for years, knocking on those doors all along the way.

My M.O. is: open your eyes and mind to the past, recognize new perspectives in history, and reconsider the present in new light. History does matter.

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Recent Blog Posts

September 9, 2024 |

New Edition of BFW

I am pleased to announce that Casemate Publishers has released a new paperback edition of my book, Building for...

July 21, 2024 |

Alice Ingham Obituary

Alice Ingham Obituary

July 12, 2024 |

Alice Ingham, RIP

I am sad to report that Alice Ingham passed away on May 9, 2024. Alice organized and led the Wake Island reunions...

April 23, 2024 |

Operation New Life

In the spring of 1975 Wake Island’s population briefly soared to over eight thousand, the largest number of...

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