An edition of Arsenal of World War II (2004)

Arsenal of World War II

the political economy of American warfare, 1940-1945

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An edition of Arsenal of World War II (2004)

Arsenal of World War II

the political economy of American warfare, 1940-1945

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"In chronicling American mobilization, Koistinen reveals how representatives of industry and the armed services expanded upon their growing prewar ties to shape policies for harnessing the economy, and how federal agencies were subsequently riven with dissension as New Deal reformers and anti-New Deal corporate elements battled for control over mobilization itself. As the armed services emerged as the principal customers of a command economy, the military-industrial nexus consolidated its power and ultimately succeeded in bending the reformers to its will."

"Arsenal of World War II shows that mobilization meant more than simply harnessing the economy for war; it also involved struggles for power and position among a great many interest groups and ideologies. Nearly two decades in the making, it provides an ambitious and enormously insightful overview of the emergence of the military-industrial economy, one that resonates today as America continues to wage wars around the globe."--Jacket.

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University Press of Kansas
Language
English
Pages
657

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Subjects

Defenses Economic aspects Economic aspects of World War, 1939-1945 History Industrial mobilization United States United States. National Defense Advisory Commission United States. Office of Production Management United States. War Production Board World War, 1939-1945 World war, 1939-1945, economic aspects United states, defenses

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United States

Times

20th century
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Arsenal of World War II: The Political Economy of American Warfare, 1940-1945
2018, University Press of Kansas
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Arsenal of World War II: the political economy of American warfare, 1940-1945
2004, University Press of Kansas
in English

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Table of Contents

National Defense Advisory Commission
Origins, structure, and staffing of NDAC
The military and economic mobilization
The NDAC in operation
The Office of Production Management and the Supply Priorities and Allocations Board
Structure and staffing of OPM, OPACS, and SPAB
The military and OPM
OPM, OPACS, and the struggle to expand production
OPM's Labor, Purchases, and Priorities Divisions, and SPAB
The War Production Board, 1942-1945
WPB: organization and staffing
The armed services' material organization for World War II
10. National and international mobilization agencies
Converting and expanding industry, 1942
Refining WPB economic controls, 1942
The WPB at flood tide, 1943-1944
Organized labor in a mobilized economy, 1940-1945: labor supply
Organized labor in a mobilized economy, 1940-1945: labor relations
Economic stabilization
Reconversion
Mobilizing the World War II economy.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Published in
Lawrence, Kan
Series
Modern war studies
Other Titles
Arsenal of World War Two, Political economy of American warfare, 1940-1945

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
940.53/1
Library of Congress
HC110.D4 K636 2004, HC110.D4K636 2004

The Physical Object

Pagination
xiii, 657 p. :
Number of pages
657

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL3678847M
ISBN 10
0700613080
LCCN
2003020126
OCLC/WorldCat
53021374
LibraryThing
4668336
Goodreads
1244995

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL2672927W

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