Detroit in World War II - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Detroit in World War II write by Gregory D. Sumner. This book was released on 2015. Detroit in World War II available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. When President Roosevelt called for the country to be the great "Arsenal of Democracy," Detroit helped turn the tide against fascism with its industrial might. Locals were committed to the cause, putting careers and personal ambitions on hold. Factories were retooled from the ground up. Industrialist Henry Ford, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, aviator Charles Lindbergh, legendary boxer Joe Louis, future baseball Hall of Famer Hank Greenberg and the real-life Rosie the Riveters all helped drive the city that was "forging thunderbolts" for the front lines. With a panoramic narrative, author Gregory D. Sumner chronicles the wartime sacrifices, contributions and everyday life of the Motor City.
State of War
State of War - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook State of War write by Alan Clive. This book was released on 1979. State of War available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
The Arsenal of Democracy
The Arsenal of Democracy - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Arsenal of Democracy write by Albert J. Baime. This book was released on 2014. The Arsenal of Democracy available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Chronicles Detroit's dramatic transition from an automobile manufacturing center to a highly efficient producer of World War II airplanes, citing the essential role of Edsel Ford's rebellion against his father, Henry Ford.
Michigan in World War II
Michigan in World War II - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Michigan in World War II write by Daniel W. Mason. This book was released on 2021. Michigan in World War II available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "Detroit's role as the Arsenal of Democracy during World War II is well known, but the war effort in Michigan extended to all corners of the state. Schoolchildren showed their patriotism by raising money for war bonds to buy planes, tanks and jeeps. The locks in Sault Ste. Marie were considered a potential target of a German attack and were guarded accordingly. A spy ring in Detroit mobilized an unsuccessful attempt to help an escaped German POW flee the continent. A top-secret navy project, undisclosed until the 1990s, set aircraft carriers afloat on the Great Lakes. Compiling more than 180 images, including many never before seen, author Dan Mason unfolds the stories of Michigander grit and courage overseas and at home."--Back cover.
Detroit's Wartime Industry
Detroit's Wartime Industry - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Detroit's Wartime Industry write by Michael W. R. Davis. This book was released on 2007. Detroit's Wartime Industry available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Just as Detroit symbolizes the U.S. automobile industry, during World War II it also came to stand for all American industry's conversion from civilian goods to war material. The label "Arsenal of Democracy" was coined by Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt in a fireside chat radio broadcast on December 29, 1940, nearly a year before the United States formally entered the war. Here is the pictorial story of one Detroiter's unique leadership in the miraculous speed Detroit's mass-production capacity was shifted to output of tanks, trucks, guns, and airplanes to support America's victory and of the struggles of civilians on the home front.
