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Rubber soldiers : the forgotten army that saved the allies in WWII, Gary Neeleman and Rose Neeleman
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- Summary
- The Rubber Soldiers were an army of 55,000 men from the Brazilian northeast, who were sent to the Amazon basin to harvest rubber for the Allied War effort under an agreement between Brazil and the US. Approximately 26,000 of these men died in the Amazon of malaria, yellow fever, and other jungle afflictions. Many of the original tappers are still alive, now in their late nineties, and living in slums in major Amazonian cities, still awaiting compensation. This book proves the US did pay for the rubber, contrary to common belief in Brazil that they did not. The book also shows that the Allied air bases on Brazil's northeastern coast were critical in defeating the Germans in North Africa, and containing the German U-boat effort in the south Atlantic. This aspect of WWII has rarely been reported and yet it may have been one of the most important events of the war
- Language
- eng
- Label
- Rubber soldiers : the forgotten army that saved the allies in WWII
- Title
- Rubber soldiers
- Title remainder
- the forgotten army that saved the allies in WWII
- Statement of responsibility
- Gary Neeleman and Rose Neeleman
- Subject
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- Brazil
- Brazil -- Foreign economic relations -- United States
- Economic development
- Economic development -- Amazon River Region
- Economic history
- History
- International economic relations
- Military assistance, American
- Military assistance, American -- Brazil
- Rubber industry and trade
- Rubber industry and trade -- Amazon River Region -- History -- 20th century
- United States
- United States -- Foreign economic relations -- Brazil
- World War (1939-1945)
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Brazil
- 1900-1999
- Amazon River Region
- trueAmazon River Region -- Economic conditions
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- The Rubber Soldiers were an army of 55,000 men from the Brazilian northeast, who were sent to the Amazon basin to harvest rubber for the Allied War effort under an agreement between Brazil and the US. Approximately 26,000 of these men died in the Amazon of malaria, yellow fever, and other jungle afflictions. Many of the original tappers are still alive, now in their late nineties, and living in slums in major Amazonian cities, still awaiting compensation. This book proves the US did pay for the rubber, contrary to common belief in Brazil that they did not. The book also shows that the Allied air bases on Brazil's northeastern coast were critical in defeating the Germans in North Africa, and containing the German U-boat effort in the south Atlantic. This aspect of WWII has rarely been reported and yet it may have been one of the most important events of the war
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- YDX
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Neeleman, Gary
- Dewey number
- 338.4/7678209811
- Illustrations
- charts
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Neeleman, Rose
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- World War (1939-1945)
- Rubber industry and trade
- World War, 1939-1945
- Brazil
- United States
- Military assistance, American
- Amazon River Region
- Economic development
- Economic development
- Economic history
- International economic relations
- Military assistance, American
- Rubber industry and trade
- Amazon River Region
- Brazil
- United States
- Label
- Rubber soldiers : the forgotten army that saved the allies in WWII, Gary Neeleman and Rose Neeleman
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-194) and index
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- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- ocn962435719
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- 200 pages
- Isbn
- 9780764353321
- Lccn
- 2017931602
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)962435719
- Label
- Rubber soldiers : the forgotten army that saved the allies in WWII, Gary Neeleman and Rose Neeleman
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-194) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- ocn962435719
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- 200 pages
- Isbn
- 9780764353321
- Lccn
- 2017931602
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)962435719
Subject
- Brazil
- Brazil -- Foreign economic relations -- United States
- Economic development
- Economic development -- Amazon River Region
- Economic history
- History
- International economic relations
- Military assistance, American
- Military assistance, American -- Brazil
- Rubber industry and trade
- Rubber industry and trade -- Amazon River Region -- History -- 20th century
- United States
- United States -- Foreign economic relations -- Brazil
- World War (1939-1945)
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Brazil
- 1900-1999
- Amazon River Region
- trueAmazon River Region -- Economic conditions
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