
World War II in Florida
Dado Ceesay
Description
<p>In the months following the attack on Pearl Harbor, Florida became a huge part of America's preparation for World War II. From U-boats on our shores, to D-Day itself, Florida was on the frontline of history.</p> <p>Get your WFM Merch at <a href='https://www.etsy.com/shop/CastnClayCo'>Cast & Clay Co.</a> on Etsy!</p> <p><a href='https://shop.a24films.com/products/florida'>Pick up your copy of FLORIDA! right here!</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href='https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/pearl-harbor'>Explore the history of Pearl Harbor here</a></p> <p><a href='https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-2000-01-09-0001070324-story.html'>Read about Bird Island here</a></p> <p><a href='https://www.beachesmuseum.org/75th-anniversary-sinking-ss-gulfamerica/'>Read about the Gulfamerica here</a></p> <p><a href='https://www.nps.gov/casa/learn/historyculture/florida-in-world-war-ii.htm'>Read about the military expansion in Florida here</a></p> <p><a href='https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=16847'>Read about Florida and D-Day here</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href='https://catalog.archives.gov/id/1436350'>Listen to the entire speech from President Roosevelt right here!</a> I do not own the rights to the audio from the speech used in the episode.</p> <p> </p> <p>All of the music was originally composed.</p>