Forged in War: The Naval-Industrial Complex and American Submarine Construction, 1940-1961

by Gary E. Weir

Book Overview

Winner of the Roosevelt Prize for naval history.

This is the first book to analyze the critical partnership among the Navy, industry, & science forged by World War II & responsible for producing submarines in the U.S. until 1961. Weir argues that the triangular naval, industrial, & scientific network that designed & built American submarines from 1940 to 1961 not only integrated the Navy & the submarine industry, but also promoted the involvement...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B002L4QO2Q
• ISBN13: 9781574881691
• Release Date: February 1999
• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Length: 314 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.0" x 9.9"