The Arsenal of Democracy: FDR, Detroit, and an Epic Quest to Arm an America at War

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book nonfiction history book

"The Arsenal of Democracy: FDR, Detroit, and an Epic Quest to Arm an America at War" is a nonfiction history book by A. J. Baime that chronicles how Detroit’s auto industry transformed into a wartime production powerhouse during World War II under Franklin D. Roosevelt’s leadership.

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instanceOf book
nonfiction history book
author A. J. Baime
centralTheme economic mobilization as key to Allied victory
relationship between government and industry during war
transformation of peacetime industry into wartime production
countryOfOrigin United States
depicts political leadership of Franklin D. Roosevelt in wartime production
technological and logistical challenges of mass-producing weapons
tension between isolationism and interventionism in prewar America
featuresOrganization Chrysler
Ford Motor Company
General Motors
featuresPerson Edsel Ford
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Henry Ford
focusesOn conversion of automobile factories to wartime production
industrial mobilization in the United States
role of Detroit in Allied victory
genre history
military history
political history
hasPerspective United States-centric view of World War II production
historicalPeriod World War II
language English
mediaType audiobook
ebook
print
nonfictionSubject Detroit auto industry
Franklin D. Roosevelt
United States home front during World War II
World War II
war production
portrays Detroit as the arsenal of democracy
publicationType monograph
publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
linked to: Houghton Mifflin
relatedConcept arsenal of democracy speech
relatedTo Franklin D. Roosevelt's December 1940 fireside chat
settingLocation Detroit
Michigan
title The Arsenal of Democracy: FDR, Detroit, and an Epic Quest to Arm an America at War

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A. J. Baime notableWork The Arsenal of Democracy: FDR, Detroit, and an Epic Quest to Arm an America at War
Detroit Historical Museum hasExhibit Detroit: The Arsenal of Democracy
linked to: The Arsenal of Democracy: FDR, Detroit, and an Epic Quest to Arm an America at War
The Arsenal of Democracy: FDR, Detroit, and an Epic Quest to Arm an America at War title The Arsenal of Democracy: FDR, Detroit, and an Epic Quest to Arm an America at War