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Freedom's forge how American business produced victory in World War II

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.

Main Author: Herman, Arthur, 1956-
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Random House, c2012.
Edition: 1st ed.
Subjects:
World War, 1939-1945 > Economic aspects.
Industrial mobilization > United States > History > 20th century.
Industrial management > United States > History > 20th century.
Manufacturing industries > Military aspects > United States > History > 20th century.
United States > Economic policy > 1933-1945.
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.
Physical Description: xiv, 413 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. [387-399) and index.
ISBN: 9781400069644 (alk. paper)
1400069645 (alk. paper)
9780679604631 (ebk.)
0679604634 (ebk.)
Author Notes: Arthur Herman , visiting scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, is the author of How the Scots Invented the Modern World, which has sold more than half a million copies worldwide. His most recent work, Gandhi & Churchill, was the 2009 finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in General Nonfiction.

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