The arsenal of democracy : FDR, Ford Motor Company, and their epic quest to arm an America at war /...
The arsenal of democracy : FDR, Ford Motor Company, and their epic quest to arm an America at war /...
The arsenal of democracy : FDR, Ford Motor Company, and their epic quest to arm an America at war / A. J. Baime.
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Publisher
Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2014]
Call Numbers
G 2015/984
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
xviii, 364 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
pt. I. The Motor City : Henry ; The machine is the new Messiah ; Edsel ; Learning to fly ; Father vs. son ; The Ford terror ; Danger in Nazi Germany -- pt. II. The liberator : Fifty thousand airplanes ; "Gentlemen, we must outbuild Hitler" ; The liberator ; Willow Run ; Awakening ; Strike! ; Air rai...
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Publisher
Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2014]
Place of Publication
Massachusetts
Date Published
[2014]
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Scope and Contents
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."
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Full title
The arsenal of democracy : FDR, Ford Motor Company, and their epic quest to arm an America at war / A. J. Baime.
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FDR, Ford Motor Company, and their epic quest to arm an America at war.
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Notes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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G 2015/984
Record Identifier
74VKO43wldbl
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKO43wldbl
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ISBN
0547719280
9780547719283
DDC
940.53/1
MMS ID
991022621509702626
