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Iron Fleet
The Great Lakes in World War II

George J. Joachim		 Iron Fleet focuses on the vital role played by the Great Lakes shipping industry during World War II. George J. Joachim examines how the industry met the unprecedented demand for the shipment of raw materials to meet production quotas during the war, when failure to do so would have had disastrous consequences for the nation's defense effort. Steel production was crucial to the American war effort, and the bulk shippers of the lakes supplied virtually all of the iron ore necessary to produce the steel.
In describing the evolution of the Great Lakes shipping industry during World War II, Joachim also explores the use of Great Lakes shipyards for the production of salt water civilian and military vessels, the role of the Great Lakes passenger ships in providing vacation opportunities for war workers, and the extensive measures taken to to safeguard the Soo Locks and other potential targets from sabotage. 		Introduction

1. The Great Lakes on the Eve of War
2. 1939-1941: The Coming Storm
3. 1942-1945: Quotas and Controversy
4. Protecting the Lakes
5. The Manpower Crisis
6. Wartime Construction

Conclusion

Appendix A: Bulk Commodity Totals, 1905-1945
Appendix B: Iron Ore Shipments, 1926-1945
Appendix C: Bulk Commodity Shipments, 1926-1945
 
Great Lakes Books Series

$27.95l cloth / ISBN 0-8143-2479-7

142 pages
24 b&w illustrations

1994