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The arsenal of democracy : FDR, Detroit, and an epic quest to arm an America at war / A.J. Baime.
Lippincott Library HD9710.U54 B35 2014
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Baime, A. J. (Albert J.)
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Ford Motor Company--History--20th century.
- Ford Motor Company.
- Willow Run (Manufacturing plant).
- Industrial mobilization--United States--History--20th century.
- Industrial mobilization.
- Automobile industry and trade--Military aspects--United States--History--20th century.
- Automobile industry and trade.
- Willow Run (Manufacturing plant)--History--20th century.
- B-24 (Bomber)--Design and construction--History.
- B-24 (Bomber).
- Ford, Edsel, 1893-1943.
- Ford, Edsel.
- Ford, Henry, 1863-1947.
- Ford, Henry.
- Ford, Henry, II, 1917-1987.
- World War, 1939-1945--Economic aspects--United States.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- World War, 1939-1945--Michigan.
- History.
- Automobile industry and trade--Military aspects.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- xviii, 364 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Other Title:
- Democracy : FDR, Detroit, and an epic quest to arm an America at war
- Place of Publication:
- Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2014.
- Summary:
- Tells the incredible story of how Detroit answered the call to arms during WWII, centering on Henry Ford and his tortured son Edsel, who, when asked if they could deliver 50,000 airplanes, made an outrageous claim: Ford Motor Company would erect a plant that could yield a "bomber an hour."
- Contents:
- The Motor City
- The liberator
- The big one
- The rise of American airpower
- D-Day and the battle of Dearborn.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780547719283
- 0547719280
- OCLC:
- 859298844
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