Chapter 4. The Battle for Bomber City

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations viii
4. Abbreviations x
5. Chronology xii
6. Introduction 1
7. Chapter 1. The Bomber Plant 18
8. Chapter 2. The Local Response to Sudden Industrialization 42
9. Chapter 3. Housing for Defense 77
10. Chapter 4. The Battle for Bomber City 107
11. Chapter 5. What’s Wrong with Willow Run? 147
12. Chapter 6. Building Bombers 179
13. Chapter 7. Building Communities 206
14. Chapter 8. A Bomber an Hour 235
15. Chapter 9. Confronting Race 240
16. Conclusion 273
17. Acknowledgments 283
18. Archival Sources and Collection Abbreviations 285
19. Notes 289
20. Index 343