Mobilizing U.S. Industry in World War II

Myth and Reality

von Alan L. Gropman

172 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

CONTENTS: AcknowledgmentsIntroductionMobilization Activities Before Pearl Harbor DayEducation for MobilizationInterwar Planning for Industrial MobilizationMobilizing for War: 1939 to 1941The War Production BoardThe Controlled Materials PlanThe Office of War Mobilization and ReconversionU.S. Production in World War IIBalancing Military and Civilian NeedsOvercoming Raw Material ScarcitiesMaritime ConstructionPeople Mobilization: "Rosie the Riveter"ConclusionsAppendix A: Production of Selected Munitions ItemsAppendix B: The War Agencies of the Executive Branch of the Federal GovernmentAbout the Author

• Themen: Geschichte und Archäologie Geschichte Militärgeschichte
• ISBN: 9781410218704
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 13.12.2004
• Größe: 216 x 140 mm
• Verlag: University Press of the Pacific