Bibliograph

Freedom's forge, how American business produced victory in World War II, Arthur Herman

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Freedom's forge, how American business produced victory in World War II, Arthur Herman

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 387-399) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Freedom's forge

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

756377562

Responsibility statement

Arthur Herman

Sub title

how American business produced victory in World War II

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

Table Of 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

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