Connecticut in World War II (Images of America)
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- Synopsis
- With the attack on Pearl Harbor by the Empire of Japan on December 7, 1941, and the United States� entry into World War II, our nation turned to Connecticut�as it did during World War I�for munitions, clothing, and other goods. And Connecticut answered the call: Manchester Mills increased silk production, Waterbury brass producers altered their manufacturing lines, and Bridgeport�s Remington Arms�which had produced 50 percent of the US Army�s small arms cartridges in World War I�increased its mass production capabilities. By the time Electric Boat, Hamilton Propellers, Pratt & Whitney, and many other Connecticut companies tallied up their production back in 1945, it amounted to over $8 billion in war contracts.
- Copyright:
- 2017
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- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9781439663264
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781467126984
- Publisher:
- Arcadia Publishing Inc.
- Date of Addition:
- 03/14/20
- Copyrighted By:
- Mark Allen Baker
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Military, Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Business and Finance
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- This is a copyrighted book.
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