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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453046203321

Autore

Pritchard James S. <1939->

Titolo

A bridge of ships [[electronic resource] ] : Canadian shipbuilding during the Second World War / / James Pritchard

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Montreal ; ; Ithaca [N.Y.], : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2011

ISBN

1-283-53156-9

9786613844019

0-7735-8561-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (465 p.)

Disciplina

338.4/7623820097109044

Soggetti

Shipbuilding industry - Canada - History - 20th century

Shipbuilding - Canada - History - 20th century

World War, 1939-1945 - Canada

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1 Introduction -- 2 Organizing Shipbuilding -- 3 Shipyards and Their Owners -- 4 Expanding Shipbuilding Capacity -- 5 Repairs, Conversions, and Modernization -- 6 Labour Recruitment, Stability, and Morale -- 7 Organizing Shipyard Labour -- 8 The Struggle for Steel -- 9 Machinery, Manufacturers, and Auxiliary Equipment -- 10 Small Types and New Designs -- 11 Production and Productivity -- 12 Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

A ground-breaking work about the challenges and achievements of creating Canada's largest shipbuilding industry ever.