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America's Munitions 1917-1918

Crowell, Benedict, United States. War Department · Public domain text

258,900 words · about 18 h 8 min to read

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Authors
Benedict Crowell (1869–1952), United States. War Department
Language
English
Subjects
Weapons, United States. Army › Supplies and stores, World War, 1914-1918 › United States › Equipment and supplies
Length
258,900 words · about 18 h 8 min
Sections
40 reader sections · Table of contents

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Contents (40)
  1. Book III about 4 min
  2. Preface about 2 min
  3. 1. Signal Corps material 567 Conclusion 585 under 1 min
  4. Introduction about 9 min
  5. I. THE ORDNANCE PROBLEM about 22 min
  6. II. GUN PRODUCTION about 44 min
  7. III. MOBILE FIELD ARTILLERY about 1 h 11 min
  8. IV. RAILWAY ARTILLERY about 25 min
  9. V. EXPLOSIVES, PROPELLANTS, AND ARTILLERY AMMUNITION about 1 h 8 min
  10. VI. SIGHTS AND FIRE-CONTROL APPARATUS about 34 min
  11. VII. MOTORIZED ARTILLERY about 10 min
  12. VIII. TANKS about 7 min
  13. IX. MACHINE GUNS about 38 min
  14. X. SERVICE RIFLES about 19 min
  15. XI. PISTOLS AND REVOLVERS about 7 min
  16. XII. SMALL-ARMS AMMUNITION about 16 min
  17. XIII. TRENCH-WARFARE MATERIAL about 40 min
  18. XIV. MISCELLANEOUS ORDNANCE EQUIPMENT about 21 min
  19. I. THE AIRCRAFT PROBLEM about 6 min
  20. II. AIRPLANE PRODUCTION about 47 min
  21. III. THE LIBERTY ENGINE about 29 min
  22. IV. OTHER AIRPLANE ENGINES about 25 min
  23. V. AVIATION EQUIPMENT AND ARMAMENT about 56 min
  24. VI. THE AIRPLANE RADIO TELEPHONE about 15 min
  25. VII. BALLOONS about 29 min
  26. I. THE ENGINEERS IN FRANCE about 36 min
  27. II. MILITARY RAILWAYS about 14 min
  28. III. ENGINEER ACTIVITIES AT HOME about 13 min
  29. IV. SOUND AND FLASH RANGING AND SEARCHLIGHTS about 16 min
  30. I. TOXIC GASES about 29 min
  31. II. GAS DEFENSE EQUIPMENT about 43 min
  32. I. SUBSISTENCE about 35 min
  33. II. CLOTHING AND EQUIPAGE about 43 min
  34. III. MISCELLANEOUS QUARTERMASTER UNDERTAKINGS about 39 min
  35. IV. MOTOR AND HORSE-DRAWN VEHICLES about 30 min
  36. V. MEDICAL AND DENTAL SUPPLIES about 10 min
  37. VI. SALVAGE about 30 min
  38. I. CANTONMENTS AND CAMPS about 27 min
  39. II. MISCELLANEOUS CONSTRUCTION about 34 min
  40. I. SIGNAL CORPS MATERIAL about 47 min

The opening of Book III

America's Munitions
1917-1918

REPORT
OF
BENEDICT CROWELL

THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF WAR
DIRECTOR OF MUNITIONS

WASHINGTON
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
1919

WASHINGTON, D. C., December 24, 1918.

DEAR MR. CROWELL: American munitions production, which for some time has been in your charge, played an important part in the early decision of the war, yet the very immensity and complexity of the problem has made it difficult for this accomplishment to be adequately understood by the public or in fact by any except those who have had occasion to give the matter special study. As the whole people have been called upon to make sacrifices for the war, all the people should be given an opportunity to know what has been done in their behalf in munitions production, and I therefore ask that you have prepared a historical statement of munitions production, so brief that all may have time to read it, so nontechnical that all may be able readily to understand it, and so authoritative that all may rely upon its accuracy.

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