We Fought the Navy and Won: Guam's Quest for Democracy 9780824865559

We Fought the Navy and Won is a carefully documented yet impassioned recollection of Guam’s struggle to liberate itself

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Table of contents :
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1. Welcome to Guam
Chapter 2. The Institute of Ethnic Affairs
Chapter 3. Collier and Ickes Kick Off the Battle
Chapter 4. To Be or Not to Be a Strategic Trusteeship
Chapter 5. The Guam Echo
Chapter 6. The Fight for Civilian Government
Chapter 7. The Press Weighs In
Chapter 8. The Navy versus the Guamanians
Chapter 9. Rehabilitation of Guam Begins
Chapter 10. F. B. Leon Guerrero Goes to Washington
Chapter 11. Guam Assembly Walkout Spurs Congress
Chapter 12. Connie Barrett Goes to Washington
Chapter 13. Truman Decides by Decree
Chapter 14. Skinner Becomes First Civilian Governor
Chapter 15. The Organic Act Becomes Law
Chapter 16. Mission Accomplished
Appendixes
Map and Photo Credits
Notes
Index
About the Author

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