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Freedom's Forge

How American Business Built the Arsenal of Democracy That Won World War II

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Freedom's Forge

By: Arthur Herman
Narrated by: John McDonough
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New York Times best-selling author and Pulitzer Prize finalist Arthur Herman pens this fascinating look at how two businessmen turned the U.S. into a military powerhouse during World War II. In 1940, FDR asked General Motors CEO William Knudsen to oversee the production of guns, tanks, and planes needed for the war. Meanwhile, industrialist Henry J. Kaiser presided over the building of “Liberty ships” - vessels that came to symbolize America’s great wartime output.

©2012 Arthur Herman (P)2012 Recorded Books World War II Franklin D. Roosevelt United States Economic History Wars & Conflicts Business Military Capitalism Thought-Provoking War Americas Biographies & Memoirs Economics Professionals & Academics Inspiring Submarine Socialism
Fascinating History • Informative Content • Outstanding Narrator • Selfless Heroes • Untold Story • Thorough Research

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An amazing telling of the history of the Auto industry of the behind the scenes of the production of weapons for world war 2. Worth everyone's time.

Amazing history and Exceptionally told

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Although heavy with statics, a great look into the American titans that supplied the tools to win WWII. Being a Manufacturing guy, I enjoyed it.

Great look at the "Arsenal of Democracy".

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I had always wondered how the USA achieved such massive amounts of war materials in such a short time. Well this book describes in great details the men who started the transition, to the many Americans who put everything together in record time. What I found amazing is before the war, we were the 18th ranked army in the world and in a handful of years became a world superpower. The numbers of war materials produced is staggering and in such a short time!!! This book will listened be listened to again

Industrial Power of the USA is defined here

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America industrial home front during World War II changed us forever! Knudsen was the man!

One of the best!

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This is a great as well overdue book on the mobilization for World War II. The usual narrative is FDR and the new dealers created the Arsenal democracy through centralized planning. Nothing could be further from the cruise. This book tells the story provides the citations And is a needed addition to understand the efforts leading up to an end to World War II

Superb history

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