Spokane and The Inland Northwest During World War II

Spokane and The Inland Northwest During World War II describes the military installations in the Inland Northwest during World War II and some colorful stories of how these came to be in the area. One, Farragut Naval Training Center, was the largest city in Idaho at the time. The book tells how thousands of civilians worked building various facilities and later worked in them. Descriptions of several military hospitals are included. Prisoners of war and their reaction to America and their camps are described. Many contributed to the economy by working in harvests and in canneries and fighting forest fires. Hanford's contribution to the development of the atomic bomb is discussed along with the strange story of how plutonium was transported to Los Alamos. The story is told of German and Italian detainees from scuttled ships staying at former CCC camps in Northern Idaho and Eastern Washington. Also described are Italian aliens held at Ft. Missoula, which they dubbed Bella Vista. Included are many things not commonly known about the period.