Military Money: A Fiscal History of the U.S. Army Overseas in World War II

by Walter Rundell Jr.

Book Overview

During World War II, the U.S. Army Finance Department disbursed approximately $176 billion. To fulfill that task Finance had to coordinate activities with foreign governments as well as other branches of the U.S. government and military branches. The department's first priority was paying the troops, but payments to contractors, vendors, and native laborers were also important.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0890960798
• ISBN13: 9780890960790
• Release Date: January 1980
• Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
• Length: 271 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.3" x 9.3"