Bonita Gilbert has an MA in history from the University of Oregon and teaches history at North Idaho College. Bonnie and her husband live in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.
"Building for War is meticulously documented in primary sources and
archival collections, but never suffers from the pedantic style
all-too-commonly found in academic treatises. Indeed, the book is
by turns intriguing, informative, gripping, and at times very
moving. The defenders, civil and military, who fought on Wake are
well-memorialized in this highly recommended and definitive study.
"-- "Naval Historical Foundation"
"...is a fine addition to the literature of the pre-war Pacific,
giving an insight into the relative late and haphazard preparations
by the United States to fortify and upgrade its island possessions.
But it adds an important human element - the story of the civilian
contractors trapped on an island in a war for which they never
signed up."--Robert Hanyok, Pacific War Historian
"As the nephew of one of the civilian contractors taken prisoner,
enslaved and eventually murdered on Wake Island during World War
II, I read Bonnie Gilbert's Building for War hoping to learn
something about the Uncle I never met. This book greatly exceeded
my expectations. It is meticulously documented, delightfully well
written, and intimately personal ... paints a vivid picture of
these events. It rings true, corroborated by impeccable historical
research. It should be read by everyone with a personal connection
with the war in the Pacific and by anyone seeking a deeper
understanding of the life and times of those who lived through it
or died in it."--Ronald J. Wilper (nephew of Redmond J. "Jim"
Wilper - one of the forgotten 98)
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