Freedom's Forge : : how American Business Produced Victory in World War II
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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.
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PUBLISHED
New York : Random House, c2012.
Year Published: 2012
Description: xiv, 413 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781400069644
1400069645
SUBJECTS
World War, 1939-1945 -- Economic aspects.
Industrial mobilization -- History -- 20th century.
Industrial management -- History -- 20th century.
Manufacturing industries -- History -- 20th century.
United States -- Economic policy -- 1933-1945.