Ships for the Seven Seas
| Author | : Thomas Heinrich |
| Publisher | : Johns Hopkins University Press |
| Total Pages | : 308 |
| Release | : 2020-03-24 |
| ISBN-10 | : 142143685X |
| ISBN-13 | : 9781421436852 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (5X Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Ships for the Seven Seas by : Thomas Heinrich
Download or read book Ships for the Seven Seas written by Thomas Heinrich and published by Johns Hopkins University Press. This book was released on 2020-03-24 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: But large-scale naval construction in the 1920s eroded production flexibility, Heinrich argues, and since then, ill-conceived merchant marine policies and naval contracting procedures have brought about a structural crisis in American shipbuilding and the demise of the venerable Philadelphia shipyards.
