Mobilizing U.S. Industry in World War II

CONTENTS:

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Mobilization Activities Before Pearl Harbor Day
Education for Mobilization
Interwar Planning for Industrial Mobilization
Mobilizing for War: 1939 to 1941
The War Production Board
The Controlled Materials Plan
The Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion
U.S. Production in World War II
Balancing Military and Civilian Needs
Overcoming Raw Material Scarcities
Maritime Construction
People Mobilization: "Rosie the Riveter"
Conclusions
Appendix A: Production of Selected Munitions Items
Appendix B: The War Agencies of the Executive Branch of the Federal Government
About the Author