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Author Pritchard, James S., 1939-2015.

Title A bridge of ships : Canadian shipbuilding during the Second World War / James Pritchard
Published Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, ©2011

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Description 1 online resource (xxv, 438 pages) : illustrations, map, portraits
Contents 1 Introduction -- 2 Organizing Shipbuilding -- 3 Shipyards and Their Owners -- 4 Expanding Shipbuilding Capacity -- 5 Repairs, Conversions, and Modernization -- 6 Labour Recruitment, Stability, and Morale -- 7 Organizing Shipyard Labour -- 8 The Struggle for Steel -- 9 Machinery, Manufacturers, and Auxiliary Equipment -- 10 Small Types and New Designs -- 11 Production and Productivity -- 12 Conclusion
Summary A ground-breaking work about the challenges and achievements of creating Canada's largest shipbuilding industry ever
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 393-417) and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Shipbuilding industry -- Canada -- History -- 20th century
Shipbuilding -- Canada -- History -- 20th century
World War, 1939-1945 -- Canada
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries -- Service.
HISTORY -- Military -- Naval.
Shipbuilding
Shipbuilding industry
Schiffbau
Weltkrieg 1939-1945
Wirtschaft
Canada
Kanada
Genre/Form Electronic books
History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780773585614
0773585613
1283531569
9781283531566