The Ordnance Department: planning munitions for war
By: by Constance McLaughlin Green, Harry C. Thomson, and Peter C. Roots.
Contributors: Thompson, Harry C., 1912- joint author.; Roots, Peter C., joint author.
Series: United States Army in World War II : The technical services; United States Army in World War II.
Publisher: Office of the Chief of Military History, Dept. of the Army; [for sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off.]
Published: 1955
Place of publication: Washington
Language: eng
Number of pages: 542
Subjects: United States. Army. Ordnance Dept.; World War, 1939-1945 -- United States.
Description: Discusses the planning and problems encountered in prewar and wartime research and development programs. The search for greater mobility and increased firepower is described, as well as the development of guns, rockets, and bombs.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.