"This Southern state trained more troops than any other state in the nation. Can one still find the military posts and shipyards, the cemeteries and memorials, the convalescent units and R & R facilities today? This volume describes in detail both the state's 20-plus military sites and the eight little-known North Carolina Prisoner of War camps"-- Provided by publisher.

The beginning of World War II in Europe -- The beginning of America's direct involvement in the war -- Some immediate effects of the war on North Carolina (December 1941 -- August 1942) -- Other effects of the war on the state and the nation -- National cemeteries in North Carolina -- Sites in the mountain region -- Sites in the Piedmont region -- Sites in the western coastal plain -- The southern Tidewater subregion of the coastal region -- The central Tidewater subregion of the coastal region -- The three capes of North Carolina -- The northern Tidewater subregion : Nags Head, Manteo, Edenton, Elizabeth City, Weeksville, Vultee -- The incalculable costs of World War I and the Great Depression to the world, the nation and the state before World War II -- The incalculable costs of World War II -- The Medal of Honor -- The home front.