The late Anita Price Davis, a North Carolina native, Gold Star daughter, and Duke University graduate, retired as the Charles A. Dana Professor of Education Emerita after 36 years at Converse College, Spartanburg, South Carolina. She was the author of many historical books and articles.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPreface1. The Beginning of World War II in Europe2. The Beginning of America’s Direct Involvement in the War3. Some Immediate Effects of the War on North Carolina (December 1941–August 1942)4. Other Effects of the War on the State and the Nation5. National Cemeteries in North Carolina6. Sites in the Mountain Region7. Sites in the Piedmont Region8. Sites in the Western Coastal Plain9. The Southern Tidewater Subregion of the Coastal Region10. The Central Tidewater Subregion of the Coastal Region11. The Three Capes of North Carolina12. The Northern Tidewater Subregion: Nags Head, Manteo, Edenton, Elizabeth City, Weeksville, Vultee13. The Incalculable Costs of World War I and the Great Depression to the World, the Nation and the State Before World War II14. The Incalculable Costs of World War II15. The Medal of Honor16. The Home FrontBibliographyIndex

The late Anita Price Davis, a North Carolina native, Gold Star daughter, and Duke University graduate, retired as the Charles A. Dana Professor of Education Emerita after 36 years at Converse College, Spartanburg, South Carolina. She was the author of many historical books and articles.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPreface1. The Beginning of World War II in Europe2. The Beginning of America’s Direct Involvement in the War3. Some Immediate Effects of the War on North Carolina (December 1941–August 1942)4. Other Effects of the War on the State and the Nation5. National Cemeteries in North Carolina6. Sites in the Mountain Region7. Sites in the Piedmont Region8. Sites in the Western Coastal Plain9. The Southern Tidewater Subregion of the Coastal Region10. The Central Tidewater Subregion of the Coastal Region11. The Three Capes of North Carolina12. The Northern Tidewater Subregion: Nags Head, Manteo, Edenton, Elizabeth City, Weeksville, Vultee13. The Incalculable Costs of World War I and the Great Depression to the World, the Nation and the State Before World War II14. The Incalculable Costs of World War II15. The Medal of Honor16. The Home FrontBibliographyIndex

The late Anita Price Davis, a North Carolina native, Gold Star daughter, and Duke University graduate, retired as the Charles A. Dana Professor of Education Emerita after 36 years at Converse College, Spartanburg, South Carolina. She was the author of many historical books and articles.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPreface1. The Beginning of World War II in Europe2. The Beginning of America’s Direct Involvement in the War3. Some Immediate Effects of the War on North Carolina (December 1941–August 1942)4. Other Effects of the War on the State and the Nation5. National Cemeteries in North Carolina6. Sites in the Mountain Region7. Sites in the Piedmont Region8. Sites in the Western Coastal Plain9. The Southern Tidewater Subregion of the Coastal Region10. The Central Tidewater Subregion of the Coastal Region11. The Three Capes of North Carolina12. The Northern Tidewater Subregion: Nags Head, Manteo, Edenton, Elizabeth City, Weeksville, Vultee13. The Incalculable Costs of World War I and the Great Depression to the World, the Nation and the State Before World War II14. The Incalculable Costs of World War II15. The Medal of Honor16. The Home FrontBibliographyIndex