"Tanks are Mighty Fine Things!": How Chrysler's Detroit Tank Arsenal Built the Tanks That Helped Win WWII Contributor(s): Chrysler Corporation (Author), Stout, Wesley W. (Author) |
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ISBN: 193768461X ISBN-13: 9781937684617 Publisher: Periscope Film LLC
Binding Type: Paperback Published: August 2013 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Military - World War Ii |
Physical Information: 0.33" H x 5.98" W x 9.02" L (0.48 lbs) 156 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 1940's |
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Publisher Description: WWII was not just a war of weapons, but also a war of production. One of America's greatest victories on this front was certainly in the city of Detroit, where auto assembly lines were transformed into an arsenal of democracy. Chrysler's Tank Arsenal was the nation's most spectacular war plant, a place where history was made. From it came 25,059 medium and heavy tanks of twelve different types, including the tanks that turned the tide of the war in North Africa.Commissioned by Chrysler President K.T. Keller as a "thank you" for the men and women who made a difference, "Tanks are Mighty Fine Things" was published in 1946 and written by Wesley Stout, the former editor of the Saturday Evening Post. It features rare photographs of the Arsenal and the Sherman, Grant, Pershing and other tanks and armored vehicles it produced. |
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