Description: This book explores how World War II transformed Florida into a major hub of military industry and an important training base for ground, naval, and air forces, detailing the war's lasting impacts on the state.
Brief description: Anthony D. Atwood is founder and executive director of the Miami-Dade Military Museum and Memorial. He is the resident military historian at the Jack D. Gordon Institute for Public Policy at Florida International University. Atwood is a third-generation Floridian and a retired Navy Chief Warrant Officer 3.