Iron Fleet: The Great Lakes in World War II

by George J. Joachim

Book Overview

Iron Fleet focuses on the vital role played by the Great Lakes shipping industry during World War II. George J. Joachim examines how the industry met the unprecedented demand for the shipment of raw materials to meet production quotas during the war, when failure to do so would have had disastrous consequences for the nation's defense effort. Steel production was crucial to the American war effort, and the bulk shippers of the lakes supplied virtually...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814324800
• ISBN13: 9780814324806
• Release Date: December 2016
• Publisher: Wayne State University Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"