Evansville in World War II

by James Lachlan Macleod

Book Overview

During World War II, the city of Evansville manufactured vast amounts of armaments that were vital to the Allied victory. The Evansville Ordnance Plant made 96 percent of all .45-caliber ammunition used in the war, while the Republic Aviation Plant produced more than 6,500 P-47 Thunderbolts--almost half of all P-47s built during the war. At its peak, the local shipyard employed upward of eighteen thousand men and women who forged 167 of the iconic...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1626196753
• ISBN13: 9781626196759
• Release Date: November 2015
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 4.8" x 10.0"