Format:
1 online resource (ix, 422 pages)
ISBN:
9781315567938
,
9781317178521
,
9781317178538
Series Statement:
Routledge studies in First World War history
Content:
1. Introduction -- 2. The road to war : the Edwardian economy, military preparedness, and war planning -- 3. The pre-war procurement system : the War Office, the Admiralty, and the private armaments producers -- 4. Business as usual and the challenges of war -- 5. The rise of the engineer's war and the origins of the Ministry of Munitions -- 6. The Ministry of Munitions and industrial warfare -- 7. Producing for the industrial battlefield : the Ministry of Munitions and the Somme -- 8. Oh, what a costly war! Managing and paying for industrial warfare -- 9. Coping with crisis : the war economy in 1917 -- 10. The intractable problem of manpower : the Western Front and the home front in transition -- 11. The transition to a peace economy and the challenge of reconstruction, 1918-1920 -- 12. Conclusion.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages [389]-406) and index
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780754666134
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780815366836
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9780754666134
Language:
English
DOI:
10.4324/9781315567938
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