The U.P. Goes to War

The U.P. Goes to War: Upper Michigan and Its Heroes in World War II by Larry Chabot At last-a book celebrating the Upper Peninsula men and women who helped win the war! Read of tales of incredible bravery, daring escapes, homefront patriotism, and why Yoopers made such good soldiers. You'll meet a Navy carrier pilot saved by a bottle of ammonia, a Yooper who knew Hitler, and a rifleman who ran a jungle sawmill...stories of pilots, frogmen, a 10th Mountain Division hero, paratroopers, riflemen, shipwrecked sailors, woman fliers, men in foxholes, POWs, homefront workers, and many more.