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Freedom's forge : how American business produced victory in World War II / Arthur Herman.

By: Herman, Arthur, 1956-.
Material type: Book; Format: print; Literary form: Non-fiction Publisher: New York : Random House, c2012
Summary:
Assesses the pivotal role of American big business in building weapons and enabling industrial dominance for Allied forces in World War II, tracing the contributions of Danish immigrant William Knudsen and shipbuilding industrialist Henry Kaiser.
Edition:
1st ed.
Description:
xiv, 413 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
ISBN:
9781400069644 (alk. paper)
1400069645 (alk. paper)
Subject(s):
World War, 1939-1945 -- Economic aspects -- United States
Industrial mobilization -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Industrial management -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Manufacturing industries -- Military aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century
United States -- Economic policy -- 1933-1945
Contents:
The gentle giant -- The master builder -- The world of tomorrow -- Getting started -- Call to arms -- Arsenal of democracy -- Ships, strikes, and the Big Book -- Countdown -- Going all out -- Ships for liberty -- The production express -- Steel men and Cast-iron Charlie -- Agony at Willow Run -- Victory is our business -- The man from Frisco -- Superbomber -- The Battle of Kansas -- Fire this time -- Reckoning -- Appendix A. Growing the arsenal of democracy, 1940-1945 -- Appendix B. Joining the arsenal of democracy.
Summary:
Assesses the pivotal role of American big business in building weapons and enabling industrial dominance for Allied forces in World War II, tracing the contributions of Danish immigrant William Knudsen and shipbuilding industrialist Henry Kaiser.
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Item type Home library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Monterey Public Library Adult NonFiction 940.531/HER (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 31971005410662
Total holds: 0

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The gentle giant -- The master builder -- The world of tomorrow -- Getting started -- Call to arms -- Arsenal of democracy -- Ships, strikes, and the Big Book -- Countdown -- Going all out -- Ships for liberty -- The production express -- Steel men and Cast-iron Charlie -- Agony at Willow Run -- Victory is our business -- The man from Frisco -- Superbomber -- The Battle of Kansas -- Fire this time -- Reckoning -- Appendix A. Growing the arsenal of democracy, 1940-1945 -- Appendix B. Joining the arsenal of democracy.

Assesses the pivotal role of American big business in building weapons and enabling industrial dominance for Allied forces in World War II, tracing the contributions of Danish immigrant William Knudsen and shipbuilding industrialist Henry Kaiser.

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