Trains to Victory: America's Railroads in WWII

Trains to Victory discusses the implications of the war on the railroads, embarkation of troops and materials, how the Military Railway Service joined the fight, and what was happening on U.S railroads during the war. It also addresses new railroad cars and locomotives built for the war, military camp railroads, how railroads aided in the return of wounded troops and equipment, and the atmosphere on the railroads immediately after the war. Features 542 photographs, an additional 285 illustrations and a complete listing of U.S. military camps, posts and bases as of 1 August 1941.   Hardcover, 380 pages