Are you looking for place to read full E-Books without downloading? Here you can read The Arsenal of Democracy: FDR, Detroit, and an Epic Quest to Arm an America at War. You can also read and download new and old full E-Books. Enjoy and relax Reading full The Arsenal of Democracy: FDR, Detroit, and an Epic Quest to Arm an America at War Books online. . CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THIS BOOK FOR FREE
A dramatic, intimate narrative of how Ford Motor Company went from making automobiles to producing the airplanes that would mean the difference between winning and losing World War II.In 1941, as Hitler’s threat loomed ever larger, President Roosevelt realized he needed weaponry to fight the Nazis―most important, airplanes―and he needed them fast. So he turned to Detroit and the auto industry for help.The Arsenal of Democracy tells the incredible story of how Detroit answered the call, centering on Henry Ford and his tortured son Edsel, who, when asked if they could deliver 50,000 airplanes, made an outrageous claim: Ford Motor Company would erect a plant that could yield a “bomber an hour.” Critics scoffed: Ford didn’t make planes; they made simple, affordable cars. But bucking his father’s resistance, Edsel charged ahead. Ford would apply assembly-line production to the American military’s largest, fastest, most destructive bomber; they would build a plant vast in siz
