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

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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
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Edition
1st ed.
Extent
xiv, 413 pages
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
Isbn
9780679604631
Instance
Label
Freedom's forge : how American business produced victory in World War II
Title
Freedom's forge
Title remainder
how American business produced victory in World War II
Statement of responsibility
Arthur Herman
Creator
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
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
Cataloging source
DLC
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1956-
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Herman, Arthur
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Umschulungswerkstätten für Siedler und Auswanderer
  • Knudsen, William S
  • Kaiser, Henry J
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • Industrial mobilization
  • Industrial management
  • Manufacturing industries
  • United States
  • Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945
  • Mobilisation industrielle
  • Industrie manufacturière
  • États-Unis
  • Economic policy
  • Economics
  • Industrial management
  • Industrial mobilization
  • United States
  • Rüstungsindustrie
  • Kriegswirtschaft
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • Industrial mobilization
  • Industrial management
  • Manufacturing industries
  • United States
Label
Freedom's forge : how American business produced victory in World War II, Arthur Herman
Instantiates
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 387-399) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
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
Control code
756377562
Dimensions
25 cm
Edition
1st ed.
Extent
xiv, 413 pages
Isbn
9780679604631
Lccn
2011040661
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Note
WorldCat record variable field(s) change: 650, 651
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
(OCoLC)756377562
Label
Freedom's forge : how American business produced victory in World War II, Arthur Herman
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 387-399) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
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
Control code
756377562
Dimensions
25 cm
Edition
1st ed.
Extent
xiv, 413 pages
Isbn
9780679604631
Lccn
2011040661
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Note
WorldCat record variable field(s) change: 650, 651
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
(OCoLC)756377562

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