“What the American people didn’t know was how aggressive the government was in protecting our defenses and creating weapons. FDR had already secretly approved the Manhattan Project to build an atomic bomb. And the government saw the waterfront as vital to our defenses. They feared that spies or other saboteurs would infiltrate the docks and interrupt the shipments of supplies or somehow obtain vital information about America’s secrets. They made a deal with the Mafia, specifically gangster Charles “Lucky” Luciano.” WarAmericaDiscoveryHistorical FictionAmerican HistoryHistory NovelHistorical MysteriesHistorical InvestigationsWar Time History Book:The Cases Nobody Wanted Source: The Cases Nobody Wanted
“The filigreed iron gates of the Navy Yard were open wide between two pillars that featured large spread-winged eagles on orbs. Men were standing around as women came out together in their overalls after their shifts. Before the war women didn’t work at the Navy Yard, but with men joining up or drafted and a new campaign with a poster of 'Rosie the Riveter' it did its job encouraging woman to work outside the home for the war effort.” WarAmericaCultureFictionHistoryDramaDiscoveryHistorical FictionAmerican HistoryFictional Narratives Book:The Cases Nobody Wanted Source: The Cases Nobody Wanted
“Jimmy’s dog tag clinked as he almost slid right into her. Teenagers wore dog tags in case New York was bombed and they needed to be identified if killed or injured. Mrs. McCorkle, the O’Shaughnessy’s immediate next door neighbor, had insisted on a dog tag for Jimmy.” WarAmericaFictionHistoryDramaDiscoveryHistorical FictionHistory NovelHistorical MysteriesHistorical Investigations Book:The Cases Nobody Wanted Source: The Cases Nobody Wanted
“During the Depression of the 1930s everyone suffered, even the rich. It was hard times for all and people helped each other if they could. Americans coming through that together meant something. Now they were being asked to struggle again. But because so many servicemen were killed at Pearl Harbor, Americans had a cause that they all shared – fight the Fascists and keep the threat and the war from coming home. Yet, now the grim reality, the depths of the sacrifices, and the grief of their losses was devastating.” WarAmericaDiscoveryHistorical FictionAmerican HistoryHistory NovelHistorical MysteriesHistorical InvestigationsWar Time History Book:The Cases Nobody Wanted Source: The Cases Nobody Wanted