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Patterson, Robert Porter, 1891-1952.

Arming the nation for war mobilization, supply, and the American war effort in World War II / [electronic resource] : Robert P. Patterson ; edited by Brian Waddell ; with a remembrance by Robert M. Morgenthau. - First edition. - Knoxville : University of Tennessee Press, [2014] - 1 online resource (pages cm.) - Legacies of war . - UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

ISBN: 9781621900825 1621900827

Subjects--Personal Names:
Patterson, Robert Porter, 1891-1952.

Subjects--Corporate Names:
United States. War Department --Procurement.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.
Industrial mobilization--United States--Evaluation.
World War, 1939-1945--United States.
World War, 1939-1945--Economic aspects--United States.
World War, 1939-1945--Logistics--United States.
Industrial mobilization--History--United States--20th century.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United States--Armed Forces--Supplies and stores--Management.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: D769.2 / .P38 2014

Dewey Class. No.: 940.54/1273