Mobilizing America: Robert P. Patterson and the War Effort, 1940-1945

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Cornell University Press, 1997 - 588 стор.

"This splendid biography does belated justice to one of the unsung heroes of the Second World War. Robert P. Patterson, a quiet man of commanding ability and sturdy purpose, played a key role in the mobilization of American men and resources that made victory possible. Mobilizing America illuminates both the integrity of the man and the complexity of his achievement."--Arthur Schlesinger, Jr."In Keith Eiler's masterful and meticulously researched account, the unsung pillar of America's victorious mobilization for World War II, Under Secretary of War Robert Patterson--a man of rare character and judgment and an 'incomparably purposeful mobilizer'--is at long last given his due."--Lieutenant General John H. Cushman, U. S. Army, Retired"Students of the Second World War, even professional military officers, are often woefully uninformed about the vast and complex war effort waged on the home front to provide the supplies, trained manpower, and munitions necessary to ultimate victory. Keith Eiler has found a way to portray this mobilization effort vividly by telling the story through the eyes of Undersecretary of War Robert P. Patterson, a modest but dynamic man whose contributions, in the author's words, were 'comparable only to those of the army's chief of staff, General George C. Marshall, and of the president himself.'"--John S. D. Eisenhower"In an era when the common defense is no longer considered the responsibility of every citizen but instead is provided by hundreds of billions of tax dollars, technical experts, and esoteric systems and strategies, it is reassuring to be reminded of the sincerely patriotic efforts of a man like Patterson. Keith Eiler's book is well researched, lucidly written, and full of insights and analysis that go beyond the usual biography of an important public personality."--J. Garry Clifford, University of Connecticut

 

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A CALL TO ARMS 19401941
1
A Return to Action
31
Hearing a Different Kind of Case
45
Pushing Procurement
59
Managing Mobilization ix 然ㄨˋ xi XV
77
11
89
59
95
77
97
1945
414
Changing the Guard
443
Reaction and the Record
454
CONCLUSION
465
A Persons Interviewed
477
A Select Chronology of the War
483
NOTES
501
Personnel for the New Army
515

A Great New Crisis
229
Seeking Manpower for a Burgeoning Army
248
Crises in Rubber and Gasoline
262
1942
282
A Close Eye on Prices and Profits
306
Cooperation and Conflict with the WPB
326
1943
369
1944
389
Materiel for the New Army
517
The War Department and the Negro
520
Labor Issues in Defense Industry
523
Shortages in Basic Materials
526
Conversion and Its Discontents
529
Patience and Perseverance
531
INDEX
565
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Keith E. Eiler is Research Fellow at the Hoover Institution on War, Revolution, and Peace, Stanford University.

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