The size of the U.S. armed forces during World War II: Feasibility and war planning

Research in Economic History

Volumn 20, Issue , 2001, Pages 47-97

  Edelstein, Michael ^a  

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EID: 0037806153     PISSN: 03633268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/s0363-3268(01)20003-2     Document Type: Article

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