Mobilizing U.S. Industry in World War II

CONTENTS: Acknowledgments Introduction Mobilization Activities Before Pearl Harbor Day Education for Mobilization Interwar Planning for Industrial Mobilization Mobilizing for War: 1939 to 1941 The War Production Board The Controlled Materials Plan The Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion U.S. Production in World War II Balancing Military and Civilian Needs Overcoming Raw Material Scarcities Maritime Construction People Mobilization: "Rosie the Riveter" Conclusions Appendix A: Production of Selected Munitions Items Appendix B: The War Agencies of the Executive Branch of the Federal Government About the Author