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

Title
Freedom's forge : how American business produced victory in World War II / Arthur Herman.
Author
Herman, Arthur, 1956-
Publication
New York : Random House, c2012.

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Description
xiv, 413 p. : ill.; 25 cm.
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.
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [387]-399) and index.
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.
Call Number
ILH 12-4928
ISBN
  • 9781400069644 (alk. paper)
  • 1400069645 (alk. paper)
LCCN
2011040661
OCLC
756377562
Author
Herman, Arthur, 1956-
Title
Freedom's forge : how American business produced victory in World War II / Arthur Herman.
Imprint
New York : Random House, c2012.
Edition
1st ed.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [387]-399) and index.
Research Call Number
ILH 12-4928
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