Becoming the Arsenal

This book discusses government and private sector roles in American economy. Focusing on the mobilization of American economy against the threat of Axis ascendancy in Word War II, Carew places the mobilization in its political - economic context and evaluates its performance in terms of prevailing military and political realities.

Michael G. Carew

Chapter 1 List of Tables Chapter 2 Preface Part 3 PART I: THE MARCH TO WAR, 1939-41 Chapter 4 Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 5 Chapter 2: The Specter of World War I Industrial Mobilization Chapter 6 Chapter 3: The Reality of the Empty Arsenal Chapter 7 Chapter 4: Builgind and Economic-Military Consensus Chapter 9 Chapter 5: American Economic Evolution, 1900-1950 Chapter 10 Chapter 6: World War I and Military Mobilization Chapter 11 Chapter 7: Military Tradition and Modern War Chapter 12 Chapter 8: Planning Industrial Mobilization, 1920-1939 Part 13 PART III: BECOMING THE ARSENAL Chapter 14 Chapter 9: The Economic and Industrial Platform, 1941 - The General American Economy Chapter 15 Chapter 10: The Struggle to Define Preparedness and the Victory Plan Chapter 16 Chapter 11: The Economic Consequences of Pearl Harbor Chapter 17 Chapter 12: The Military-Civilian Contention Chapter 18 Chapter 13: Becoming the Arsenal Chapter 19 Bibliography