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CONTENTS: AcknowledgmentsIntroductionMobilization Activities Before Pearl Harbor DayEducation for MobilizationInterwar Planning for Industrial MobilizationMobilizing for War: 1939 to 1941The War Production BoardThe Controlled Materials PlanThe Office of War Mobilization and ReconversionU.S. Production in World War IIBalancing Military and Civilian NeedsOvercoming Raw Material ScarcitiesMaritime ConstructionPeople Mobilization: "Rosie the Riveter"ConclusionsAppendix A: Production of Selected Munitions ItemsAppendix B: The War Agencies of the Executive Branch of the Federal GovernmentAbout the Author