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Moore, W. Robert : West Indies: Curacao and Aruba on Guard. Volume 83, Pages 169-192. February 1943. An Article from the National Geographic Magazine

National Geographic Society, Washington, D.C., 1943

Original publisher's brown wrapper backed with black cloth. Red and blue decorative stripes on front cover. Bound by the Angwin Book Bindery. 6 5/8" x 9 5/8." Pages 169-192, complete. Illustrations/reprinted photographs (eight of which are in color), complete. Pages and covers are very clean and intact. Binding is tight. In the upper-left corner of the front cover are numbers handwritten in colored pencil. Green stamp is on the front cover and faintly on the first page that says, "John F. Kennedy Senior High School Library, Sacramento City Unified School District, Sacramento, California." Purple stamp that says, "South Sacramento School," also in the lower-left corner of the front cover. Small closed measuring about 1/2" at the bottom edge of Page 185. A fine copy. The Battle of the Caribbean took place from 1941-1945 during World War II. During this battle, the Axis powers (in the form of German U-boats and Italian submarines) attempted to disrupt the supply of Allied resources in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. The author specifically talks about the islands of Curacao and Aruba, which were (and are) controlled by the Netherlands, and their role in providing oil to Allied forces during the war. Moore says Curacao and Aruba are especially "on guard," considering that Axis submarines were launching attacks near the two islands and the Netherlands had already been captured by Germany. While most of the article is about military operations on the two islands, Moore briefly talks about the geography of Curacao and Aruba and the everyday life of locals, soldiers, and other residents.. Book. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Soft cover

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