The arsenal of democracy : FDR, Detroit, and an epic quest to arm an America at war / A. J. Baime.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Anderson - Anderson Main Library | 940.53 Baime A. (Text) | 22960000881010 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Beaufort - Bluffton Branch | 940.5428 BAI (Text) | 0530009928389 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Cherokee - Gaffney Library | 940.531 BAI (Text) | 33636003113620 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Colleton - Main Library | 940.53 Baime, A. J. (Text) | 3010290032 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Dorchester - Summerville Branch | 940.531 BAI (Text) | 30018004692493 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Lancaster - Indian Land Branch | 940.53 BAI (Text) | 30553103128155 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Union Carnegie Library | 940.531 BAI (Text) | 214370 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
Record details
- ISBN: 9780547719283
- Physical Description: xviii, 364 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Publisher: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2014.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | The Motor City. Henry ; The machine is the new messiah ; Edsel ; Learning to fly ; Father vs. son ; The Ford terror ; Danger in Nazi Germany -- The Liberator. Fifty thousand airplanes ; "Gentlemen, we must outbuild Hitler" ; The liberator ; Willow Run ; Awakening ; Strike! ; Air raid! -- The big one. The grim race ; "Detroit's worries are right now" ; Will it run? ; Bomber ship 01 ; Roosevelt visits Willow Run ; A dying man -- The rise of American airpower. Unconditional surrender ; Taking flight ; "The Arsenal of Democracy is making good" ; Death in Dearborn -- D-Day and the battle of Dearborn. Operation Tidal Wave ; The Detroit race riot of 1943 ; "The United States is the country of machines" ; Ford war production exceeds dreams ; D-Day ; The final battle. |
| Summary, etc.: | Chronicles Detroit's dramatic transition from an automobile manufacturing center to a highly efficient producer of World War II airplanes, citing the essential role of Edsel Ford's rebellion against his father, Henry Ford. |
