The Arsenal of Democracy: Fdr, Detroit, and an Epic Quest to Arm an America at War

by A.J. Baime

Book Overview

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER. The story of the dramatic transformation of Detroit from "motortown" to the "arsenal of democracy," featuring Edsel Ford, who rebelled against his pacifist father, Henry Ford, to build a manufacturing complex that was crucial to winning WWII.

As the United States entered World War II, the military was in desperate need of tanks, jeeps, and, most important, airplanes. Germany had been amassing weaponry...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0544483871
• ISBN13: 9780544483873
• Release Date: May 2015
• Publisher: Mariner Books
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 0.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.3" x 8.0"