Freedom's forge
Subtitle: how American business built the arsenal of democracy that won World War II
By: Arthur Herman
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Random House; Amber Books Ltd
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 428
ISBN-13: 9781400069644; 9780679604631
Subjects: United States; Industrial mobilization; Industrial management; Manufacturing industries; World War, 1939-1945; Economic policy; History
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Prologue; title: The gentle giant; title: The master builder; title: The world of tomorrow; title: Getting started; title: Call to arms; title: Arsenal of democracy; title: Ships, strikes, and the Big Book; title: Countdown; title: Going all out; title: Ships for liberty; title: The production express; title: Steel men and Cast-iron Charlie; title: Agony at Willow Run; title: Victory is our business; title: The man from Frisco; title: Superbomber; title: The Battle of Kansas; title: Fire this time; title: Reckoning; title: Appendix A : Growing the arsenal of democracy, 1940-1945; title: Appendix B : Joining the arsenal of democracy