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PublisherJohns Hopkins University Press
ISBN-100801867525
ISBN-139780801867521
eBay Product ID (ePID)1899894
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Book TitleShips for Victory : a History of Shipbuilding under the U. S. Maritime Commission in World War II
Number of Pages944 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2001
TopicMilitary / World War II, Ships & Shipbuilding / History, History, Ships & Shipbuilding / General
IllustratorYes
GenreTransportation, Technology & Engineering, History
AuthorFrederic Chapin Lane
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height2.4 in
Item Weight44.9 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2001-018657
Preface byDonovan, Arthur
Dewey Edition21
Reviews"An excellent and very readable account of the U.S. Maritime Commission's experience... The volume is thoroughly documented; the authors are always thoughtful of the reader in explaining technical shipping terms; and the approach is dispassionate, frank, and duly critical. The volume represents a fine addition to our wartime administrative histories."-- American Political Science Review, Lane has done a pioneering job in this scholarly and monumental history of shipbuilding under the U.S. Maritime Commission in World War II... Not only a highly informative but an absorbing book., An excellent and very readable account of the U.S. Maritime Commission's experience... The volume is thoroughly documented; the authors are always thoughtful of the reader in explaining technical shipping terms; and the approach is dispassionate, frank, and duly critical. The volume represents a fine addition to our wartime administrative histories., "Tells the story of the gigantic task accomplished by American shipyards during World War II... This important book shows how the development of streamlined methods of construction made possible standards of production which would have seemed fantastic only a few years before."-- Publishers Weekly, "Lane has done a pioneering job in this scholarly and monumental history of shipbuilding under the U.S. Maritime Commission in World War II... Not only a highly informative but an absorbing book."-- Evening Sun (Baltimore), Tells the story of the gigantic task accomplished by American shipyards during World War II... This important book shows how the development of streamlined methods of construction made possible standards of production which would have seemed fantastic only a few years before., "A warts and all account of an economic and manufacturing miracle. A brilliant book." -- Work Boat World
Dewey Decimal338.4/762382
Table Of ContentPreface to the 2001 Edition, by Arthur Donovan Preface to the 1951 Edition Chapter 1. The Commission and the Shipbuilding Industry Chapter 2. Emergency Shipbuilding before the Declaration of War Chapter 3. Design and Initial Procurement for the Liberty Ship Chapter 4. Contracts with Shipbuilders and Their Supervision Chapter 5. Expansion and Reorganization after Pearl Harbor Chapter 6. Excess Capacity and the Cancellation of the Higgins Contract Chapter 7. Speed and Productivity in Multiple Production Chapter 8. Building the Labor Force Chapter 9. Collective Bargaining Chapter 10. The Battle for Steel Chapter 11. Guiding the Flow of Materials Chapter 12. Increasing the Supplies of Components Chapter 13. Stabilization and Morale in the Labor Force Chapter 14. Managing Managements Chapter 15. Changing Managements Chapter 16. Cracks in Welded Ships Chapter 17. The Victory Ship Chapter 18. Military and Minor Types Chapter 19. The Contrast between 1943 and 1944 Chapter 20. The Manpower and Managerial Crisis Chapter 21. Administrative Problems--(A) The Regional Offices Chapter 22. Administrative Problems--(B) The Flow of Money Chapter 23. Administrative Problems--(C) The Commission and the War Shipping Administration Chapter 24. Adventures in Hindsight Biographical Note Index
SynopsisDuring World War II, America's shipbuilding industry, mobilized under the U.S. Maritime Commission, set records of production that have never been equaled. Given the daunting task of building ships faster than they were being sunk, shipbuilding firms across the country found new ways to increase their efficiency and scale of production. Huge new ......, During World War II, America's shipbuilding industry, mobilized under the U.S. Maritime Commission, set records of production that have never been equaled. Given the daunting task of building ships faster than they were being sunk, shipbuilding firms across the country found new ways to increase their efficiency and scale of production. Huge new shipyards were built, a labor force of 640,000 was employed, and over 55 million deadweight tons of ocean-going ships were delivered, including the famous Liberty and Victory ships. First published in 1951, Ships for Victory chronicles this remarkable wartime program in magisterial detail: the development of revolutionary construction methods; the upheavals in management, awarding of contracts, and allocation of steel and other materials; the recruitment, training, housing, and union activities of the workers; the crises, confusions, and scandals that arose; and the role of shipbuilding within the total war effort.
LC Classification NumberVM23.L3 2001
As told toTyler, David B., Coll, Blanche D., Fischer, Gerald J.
