Torpedoes and the gun club: the U.S. Navy Bureau of Ordnance in World War II

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dc.contributor.authorHoerl, John Daviden
dc.contributor.committeechairDunlap, Thomas R.en
dc.contributor.committeememberAdriance, Thomas J.en
dc.contributor.committeememberKaufman, Burton I.en
dc.contributor.departmentHistoryen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:32:21Zen
dc.date.adate2009-03-24en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:32:21Zen
dc.date.issued1991-05-02en
dc.date.rdate2009-03-24en
dc.date.sdate2009-03-24en
dc.description.abstractThis thesis examines the shift of torpedo production responsibilities from military to civilian manufacturers as a case study in the use of civilian resources during World War II. The existing structure of the U.S. Navy Bureau of Ordnance failed to produce adequate torpedoes for the first two years of American wartime activity. The Bureau therefore abandoned the existing structure and shifted production to civilian contractors. This change occurred within the broader context of civilian scientific and technica1 invo1vement in military matters during World War II. The torpedo story illustrates one organization's unintentional participation in this process.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Artsen
dc.format.extentiv, 80 leavesen
dc.format.mediumBTDen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.otheretd-03242009-040815en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-03242009-040815/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/41780en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartLD5655.V855_1991.H647.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 24251081en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V855 1991.H647en
dc.subject.lcshMilitary historyen
dc.subject.lcshTorpedoes -- Researchen
dc.titleTorpedoes and the gun club: the U.S. Navy Bureau of Ordnance in World War IIen
dc.typeThesisen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineHistoryen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Artsen

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