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The Ordnance Department : planning munitions for war /

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Discusses the planning and problems encountered in prewar and wartime research and development programs. The search for greater mobility and increased firepower is described, as well as the development of guns, rockets, and bombs.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Green, Constance McLaughlin, 1897-1975
Other Authors: Thomson, Harry C., 1912-, Roots, Peter C.
Format: Government Document Book
Language:English
Published: Washington : Office of the Chief of Military History, Dept. of the Army, 1955.
Series:United States Army in World War II. Technical services.
Subjects:
United States. > Army. > Ordnance Department.
United States. > Army > Supplies and stores.
United States. > Army > Equipment.
United States. > Army.
World War (1939-1945)
World War, 1939-1945 > United States.
Guerre mondiale 1939-1945 Etats-Unis. Ordnance Department.
Armed Forces > Equipment.
Armed Forces > Supplies and stores.
United States.
1939-1945
Description
Summary:Discusses the planning and problems encountered in prewar and wartime research and development programs. The search for greater mobility and increased firepower is described, as well as the development of guns, rockets, and bombs.
Physical Description:xviii, 542 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 26 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.