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Autore |
Patterson Robert Porter <1891-1952, > |
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Arming the nation for war : mobilization, supply, and the American war effort in World War II / / Robert P. Patterson ; edited by Brian Waddell ; with a foreword by Robert M. Morgenthau ; G. Kurt Piehler, series editor |
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Knoxville, Tennessee : , : The University of Tennessee Press, , 2014 |
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©2014 |
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Edizione |
[First edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (358 p.) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Industrial mobilization - United States - History - 20th century |
World War, 1939-1945 - Logistics - United States |
World War, 1939-1945 - Economic aspects - United States |
World War, 1939-1945 - United States |
Industrial mobilization - United States |
World War, 1939-1945 |
United States Armed Forces Supplies and stores Management |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction: Robert Porter Patterson and World War II -- A nation without arms -- The slow beginning -- Airplanes take five years -- A changing nation -- Altitudinal goals -- An offensive begins -- Alaska, Australia, the Persian Gulf -- Assault in force -- The end in Europe -- Concentration east -- Epilogue: industry, science, war, and the future. |
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