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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Baime, A. J. (Albert J.), author.     Subjects     Ford, Edsel, 1893-1943.     Ford, Henry, 1863-1947.     Ford, Henry, II, 1917-1987.     Ford Motor Company -- History -- 20th century.     Willow Run (Manufacturing plant) -- History -- 20th century.     Industrial mobilization -- United States -- History -- 20th century.     Automobile industry and trade -- Military aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century.     B-24 (Bomber) -- Design and construction -- History.     World War, 1939-1945 -- Economic aspects -- United States.     World War, 1939-1945 -- Michigan.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Baime, A. J. (Albert J.), author.       by title:      The arsenal of democ...         MARC Display

The arsenal of democracy : FDR, Detroit, and their epic quest to arm an America at war / A. J. Baime. by Baime, A. J. (Albert J.), author. Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, c2014. Subjects Ford, Edsel, 1893-1943.   Ford, Henry, 1863-1947.   Ford, Henry, II, 1917-1987.   Ford Motor Company -- History -- 20th century.   Willow Run (Manufacturing plant) -- History -- 20th century.   Industrial mobilization -- United States -- History -- 20th century.   Automobile industry and trade -- Military aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century.   B-24 (Bomber) -- Design and construction -- History.   World War, 1939-1945 -- Economic aspects -- United States.   World War, 1939-1945 -- Michigan. ISBN:  9780547719283 (trade) : 0547719280 (trade) Description:  xviii, 364 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm Contents:  pt. I. The Motor City : Henry ; The machine is the new Messiah ; Edsel ; Learning to fly ; Father vs. son ; The Ford terror ; Danger in Nazi Germany -- pt. II. The liberator : Fifty thousand airplanes ; "Gentlemen, we must outbuild Hitler" ; The liberator ; Willow Run ; Awakening ; Strike! ; Air raid! -- pt. III. 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 -- pt. IV. The rise of American airpower : Unconditional surrender ; Taking flight ; "The arsenal of democracy is making good" ; Death in Dearborn -- pt. V. D-Day and the battle of Dearborn : Operation Tital 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. Requests:  0 Summary:  Tells the incredible story of how Detroit answered the call to arms during WWII, centering on Henry Ford and his tortured son Edsel, who, when asked if they could deliver 50,000 airplanes, made an outrageous claim: Ford Motor Company would erect a plant that could yield a "bomber an hour."   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Hawaii State Library Language, Literature & History 940.531 Ba Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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