Arsenal of World War II
Subtitle: the political economy of American warfare, 1940-1945
By: Paul A.C. Koistinen.
Series: Modern war studies
Publisher: University Press of Kansas
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Lawrence, Kan
Language: eng
Number of pages: 657
Subjects: United States. National Defense Advisory Commission.; United States. Office of Production Management.; United States. War Production Board.; World War, 1939-1945 -- Economic aspects -- United States.; Industrial mobilization -- United States -- History -- 20th century.; United States -- Defenses -- Economic aspects -- History -- 20th century.
Other titles: Arsenal of World War Two; Political economy of American warfare, 1940-1945
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: National Defense Advisory Commission; title: Origins, structure, and staffing of NDAC; title: The military and economic mobilization; title: The NDAC in operation; title: The Office of Production Management and the Supply Priorities and Allocations Board; title: Structure and staffing of OPM, OPACS, and SPAB; title: The military and OPM; title: OPM, OPACS, and the struggle to expand production; title: OPM's Labor, Purchases, and Priorities Divisions, and SPAB; title: The War Production Board, 1942-1945; title: WPB: organization and staffing; title: The armed services' material organization for World War II; title: 10. National and international mobilization agencies; title: Converting and expanding industry, 1942; title: Refining WPB economic controls, 1942; title: The WPB at flood tide, 1943-1944; title: Organized labor in a mobilized economy, 1940-1945: labor supply; title: Organized labor in a mobilized economy, 1940-1945: labor relations; title: Economic stabilization; title: Reconversion; title: Mobilizing the World War II economy.