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A selection of nearly three hundred documentary photos, Images from the Arsenal of Democracy spans from 1940 until the end of the war, presenting up-close, rarely seen views of newly built plants and repurposed production lines, a staggering variety of war products and components, and the many worke...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Hyde, Charles K.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Detroit, MI : Wayne State University Press, [2014]
Series:Painted Turtle.
Subjects:
1900-1999
World War, 1939-1945 > United States > Pictorial works.
Defense industries > United States > History > 20th century > Pictorial works.
Automobile industry and trade > United States > History > 20th century > Pictorial works.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > États-Unis > Ouvrages illustrés.
Industrie militaire > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle > Ouvrages illustrés.
Automobiles > Industrie et commerce > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle > Ouvrages illustrés.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > General.
Automobile industry and trade
Defense industries
United States
History
Pictorial works
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Half-title
  • Title
  • Dedication
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Abbreviations
  • 1. Preparing for War before Pearl Harbor
  • 2. Planning Defense Production after Pearl Harbor
  • 3. Aircraft Engines and Propellers
  • 4. Aircraft Components and Complete Aircraft
  • 5. Tanks and Other Armored Vehicles
  • 6. Jeeps, Trucks, and Amphibious Vehicles
  • 7. Guns, Shells, Bullets, and Other War Goods
  • 8. The New Workers
  • 9. Celebrating the Production Achievements
  • Index

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