On the swing shift : building liberty ships in Savannah / Tony Cope.

Author/creator Cope, Tony
Format Book
Publication InfoAnnapolis, Md. : Naval Institute Press, ©2009.
Descriptionxiv, 235 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects
Liberty ships--Georgia. --Savannah. --History.
Shipbuilding--Georgia. --Savannah. --History.
World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, American.
Merchant marine--United States. --History.

Contents The "Jim" -- New York, New York -- This ship will do us very well -- If you build it, they will come-- and build ships -- Wendy the welder at Southeastern -- You were a laborer no matter what skills you had -- If you don't join, you don't work -- Doing the same thing over and over -- You can't spell victory with an absent "T" -- Who are all these chaps? -- Fifteen minutes of fame -- Getting ready for war -- New York to Great Britain -- It sounded just like a two-inch fire cracker -- St. Patrick's Day, 1943 -- A submarine's torpedo ended the career of-- -- A mixed blessing -- Then, as Camelot, it disappeared.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2009027763
ISBN9781591141235 (acid-free paper)
ISBN1591141230 (acid-free paper)