Destructive Creation
American Business and the Winning of World War II
During World War II, the United States helped vanquish the Axis powers by converting its enormous economic capacities into military might. Producing nearly two-thirds of all the munitions used by Allied forces, American industry became what President Franklin D. Roosevelt called the arsenal of democracy. Crucial in this effort were business leaders. Some of these captains of industry went to Washington to coordinate the mobilization, while others led their companies to churn out weapons. In this way, the private sector won the war-or so the story goes.Based on new research in business and military archives, Destructive Creation shows that the…
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- ISBN: 978-0-8122-9354-8
- EAN: 9780812293548
- Produktnummer: 20458421
- Verlag: University of Pennsylvania Press, Inc.
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
- Seitenangabe: 392 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 3'219 KB
- Abbildungen: 11 illus.
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By Mark R. Wilson
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