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Liberty Ships : America's Merchant Marine Transport in World War II by David Doyle (2020, Hardcover)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherSchiffer Publishing, The Limited

ISBN-100764359592

ISBN-139780764359590

eBay Product ID (ePID)12038775682

Product Key Features

Book TitleLiberty Ships : America's Merchant Marine Transport in World War II

Number of Pages128 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2020

TopicMilitary / Naval

IllustratorYes

GenreHistory

AuthorDavid Doyle

Book SeriesLegends of Warfare: Naval Ser.

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight30.2 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width9 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2019-947637

Series Volume Number13

Number of Volumes1 vol.

SynopsisAlthough not a weapon in the traditional sense of the word, arguably no item in the Allied arsenal contributed as much to the defeat of the Axis during WWII as did the Liberty ships. The 2,710 Liberty ships placed into service between 1941 and 1945 provided a vital link in the supply chain not only of US but also Allied forces during WWII. Although the basic design itself was obsolete even before the first one slid down the builder's ways, it had the advantage of being relatively easy to produce, and simple to operate and maintain. Thus, the vessels were mass-produced by no fewer than eighteen shipyards. Building time, initially 244 days, dropped to forty-two days per ship, although as a publicity stunt the Robert E. Peary was launched four days and fifteen and a half hours after the keel was laid., The history of the design, development, and deployment of the Liberty ship. Although not a weapon in the traditional sense of the word, arguably no item in the Allied arsenal contributed as much to the defeat of the Axis during WWII as did the Liberty ships. The 2,710 Liberty ships placed into service between 1941 and 1945 provided a vital link in the supply chain not only of US but also Allied forces during WWII. The basic design itself was obsolete even before the first one slid down the builder's ways, but it had the advantage of being relatively easy to produce, and simple to operate and maintain. Thus, the vessels were mass-produced by no fewer than eighteen shipyards. Building time, initially 244 days, dropped to forty-two days per ship, although as a publicity stunt the Robert E. Peary was launched four days and fifteen and a half hours after the keel was laid.

LC Classification NumberD773.D695 2020