Detroit's Wartime Industry - Arsenal of Democracy (Paperback)

Just as Detroit symbolizes the U.S. automobile industry, during World War II it also came to stand for all American industry's conversion from civilian goods to war material. The label "Arsenal of Democracy" was coined by Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt in a fireside chat radio broadcast on December 29, 1940, nearly a year before the United States formally entered the war. Here is the pictorial story of one Detroiter's unique leadership in the miraculous speed Detroit's mass-production capacity was shifted to output of tanks, trucks, guns, and airplanes to support America's victory and of the struggles of civilians on the home front.

General

Imprint:	Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Images of America (Arcadia Publishing)
Release date:	November 2007
First published:	November 2007
Authors:	Michael Wr Davis
Dimensions:	234 x 167 x 10mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	127
ISBN-13:	978-0-7385-5164-7
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > American history > From 1900 > General Books > History > American history > From 1900 > General
LSN:	0-7385-5164-3
Barcode:	9780738551647

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