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Freedom's forge : how American business built the arsenal of democracy that won World War II / Arthur Herman.
- ISBN: 9781400069644 (alk. paper)
- ISBN: 1400069645 (alk. paper)
- Description: xiv, 413 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
- Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: New York : Random House, c2012.
Available copies
- 3 copies at NOBLE (All Libraries).
Current holds
0 current holds with 4 total copies.
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danvers | New Books | NEW HC 106.4 H467 2012 (Text to phone) | Available | - |
| Gloucester | Adult Nonfiction | 940.531/Herman (Text to phone) | Checked out | 06/27/2013 |
| Peabody Main | Adult Nonfiction | HC 106.4 .H467 2012 (Text to phone) | Available | - |
| Salem | Adult Non-Fiction | 940.53/HERMAN (Text to phone) | Available | - |
| Contents: | The gentle giant -- The master builder -- The world of tomorrow -- Getting started -- Call to arms -- Arsenal of democracy -- Ships, strikes, and the Big Book -- Countdown -- Going all out -- Ships for liberty -- The production express -- Steel men and Cast-iron Charlie -- Agony at Willow Run -- Victory is our business -- The man from Frisco -- Superbomber -- The Battle of Kansas -- Fire this time -- Reckoning -- Appendix A. Growing the arsenal of democracy, 1940-1945 -- Appendix B. Joining the arsenal of democracy. |
| Summary: | 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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