{"product_id":"ships-for-victory-a-history-of-shipbuilding-under-the-u-s-maritime-commission-in-world-war-ii","title":"Ships for Victory: A History of Shipbuilding Under the U.S. Maritime Commission in World War II","description":"\u003cp\u003eDuring World War II, America's shipbuilding industry, mobilized under the U.S. Maritime Commission, set records of production that have never been equaled. Given the daunting task of building ships faster than they were being sunk, shipbuilding firms across the country found new ways to increase their efficiency and scale of production. Huge new shipyards were built, a labor force of 640,000 was employed, and over 55 million deadweight tons of ocean-going ships were delivered, including the famous Liberty and Victory ships. First published in 1951, \u003ci\u003eShips for Victory\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles this remarkable wartime program in magisterial detail: the development of revolutionary construction methods; the upheavals in management, awarding of contracts, and allocation of steel and other materials; the recruitment, training, housing, and union activities of the workers; the crises, confusions, and scandals that arose; and the role of shipbuilding within the total war effort.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrederic C. Lane \u003c\/b\u003e(1900-1984) was a noted maritime historian of medieval and Renaissance Venice. Among his many books are \u003ci\u003eVenetian Ships and Shipbuilders of the Renaissance\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eVenice, A Maritime Republic\u003c\/i\u003e, both available from Johns Hopkins. \u003cb\u003eArthur Donovan \u003c\/b\u003eis a professor of humanities at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50328345805074,"sku":"9780801867521","price":50.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4de1ecdb-d9da-4494-86f4-42eb874113de.jpg?v=1727736327","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/ships-for-victory-a-history-of-shipbuilding-under-the-u-s-maritime-commission-in-world-war-ii","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}