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The American aircraft factory in World War II / Bill Yenne.

Title
The American aircraft factory in World War II / Bill Yenne.
Author
Yenne, Bill, 1949-
Publication
St. Paul, MN : Zenith Press, 2006.

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Description
192 p. : ill. (some col.); 28 x 32 cm.
Summary
Explores how the aircraft industry in the United States was transformed during World War II to become the center of the world's largest industry, creating more than 304,000 warplanes between 1939 and 1945, examining the policies and events that influenced this transformation and the impact ithad on the American economy.
Subject
  • 1900-1999
  • Airplane factories > United States > Pictorial works
  • Airplane factories > United States > History > 20th century > Sources
  • World War, 1939-1945 > Equipment and supplies > Pictorial works
  • Industrial mobilization > United States > History > 20th century > Sources
Genre/Form
  • History
  • Pictorial works
  • Sources
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 190) and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
America's first planemakers -- Backing into World War II -- Aircraft factories go to war -- The peak of production -- Toward victory and beyond.
ISBN
  • 9780760323007 (hardcover with jacket)
  • 0760323003 (hardcover with jacket)
LCCN
^^2006010917
OCLC
  • 65538240
  • SCSB-10783189
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library