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Prairie Forge: The Extraordinary Story of the Nebraska Scrap Metal Drive of World War II
ISBN: 9780803248786 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 236 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. In the wake of Pearl Harbor, President Roosevelt called for the largest arms buildup in our nation's history. A shortage of steel, however, quickly slowed the program s momentum, and arms production fell dangerously behind schedule. The country needed scrap metal.Henry Doorly, publisher of the Omaha World-Herald, had the solution. Prairie Forge tells the story of the great Nebraska scrap drive of 1942 a campaign that swept the nation and yielded five million tons of scrap metal, literally salvaging the war effort itself.
James J. Kimble chronicles Doorly s conception... In the wake of Pearl Harbor, President Roosevelt called for the largest arms buildup in our nation's history. A shortage of steel, however, quickly sl...
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10 Cent War: Comic Books, Propaganda, and World War II
ISBN: 9781496810304 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The Allied victory in World War II relied on far more than courageous soldiers. Americans on the home front constantly supported the war effort in the form of factory work, war bond purchases, salvage drives, and morale-rallying efforts. Motivating these men, women, and children to keep doing their bit during the war was among the conflict's most urgent tasks. One of the most overlooked aspects of these efforts involved a surprising initiative--comic book propaganda. Even before Pearl Harbor, the comic book industry enlisted its formidable army of artists, writers, and editors to... The Allied victory in World War II relied on far more than courageous soldiers. Americans on the home front constantly supported the war effort in ... |
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670,89 zł |