Mobilizing U. S. Industry in World War II

Mobilizing U. S. Industry in World War II
Author: Alan L. Gropman
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Total Pages: 176
Release: 1996
Genre: Industrial mobilization
ISBN: 0788136461

Contents: Mobilization activities before Pearl Harbor day; education for mobilization; interwar planning for industrial mobilization; mobilizing for war: 1939-1941; the war production board; the controlled materials plan; the office of war mobilization & reconversion; U.S. production in World War II; balancing military & civilian needs; overcoming raw material scarcities; maritime construction; people mobilization: Rosie the RiveterÓ; conclusions. Appendix: production of selected munitions items; the war agencies of the Executive Branch of the Federal Government.