Launching liberty : the epic race to build the ships that took America to war
(2025)
By:
Most, Doug
Nonfiction
Book
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NEW HISTORY
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PUBLISHED
New York : Simon & Schuster, 2025
EDITION
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition
DESCRIPTION
xxiv, 439 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9781668017784, 1668017784 :, 1668017784, 9781668017791, 1668017792, 9781668017784
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
The plan -- Partners -- Designs and decisions -- Ships and shipyards -- Building a workforce -- Fast, faster, fastest -- "There she goes"
"Out of nothing but the government's behest, a few bold men conjured a giant ship-building industry in 1940 and launched the ships that took America to war and to victory"-- Provided by publisher