Iron fleet : the Great Lakes in World War II /

Iron fleet : the Great Lakes in World War II /

Iron Fleet focuses on the vital role played by the Great Lakes shipping industry during World War II. In the first book on the subject, George J. Joachim examines how the industry met the unprecedented demand for the shipment of raw materials to meet production quotas during the war, when failure to...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Joachim, George J.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Detroit : Wayne State University Press, c1994.
Series:Great Lakes books.
Subjects:
Shipping > Great Lakes.
Iron mines and mining > Great Lakes Region.
Raw materials > Government policy > United States.
World War, 1939-1945 > Economic aspects > United States.
Table of Contents:
  • 1. The Great Lakes on the Eve of War
  • 2. 1939-1941: The Coming Storm
  • 3. 1942-1945: Quotas and Controversy
  • 4. Protecting the Lakes
  • 5. The Manpower Crisis
  • 6. Wartime Construction
  • Appendix A: Bulk Commodity Totals, 1905-1945
  • Appendix B: Iron Ore Shipments, 1926-1945
  • Appendix C: Bulk Commodity Shipments, 1926-1945.

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