Warship Builders
Book description
- Coming soon!
Why read it?
1 author picked Warship Builders as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
The historiography of the Second World War is littered with stylized facts which are either wrong or only partly true.
One is that the U.S. economy was almost completely demilitarized during the 1930s. This is largely true insofar as ground and air forces are concerned. It was not true for the Navy. As a former undersecretary of the Navy Roosevelt had a soft spot for sea power. So did important leaders in the legislature.
The two Vinson-Trammel Acts passed in the 1930s allowed the US to build up to treaty limits. At the time of the Pearl Harbor attack, U.S.…
From Alexander's list on U.S. mobilization for World War II.
Want books like Warship Builders?
Our community of 12,000+ authors has personally recommended 100 books like Warship Builders.
Share your top 3 reads of 2024!
And get a beautiful page showing off your 3 favorite reads.
1,187
readers submitted
so far, will you?
