This is the history of the Ford Motor Company's achievements and products during World Wars I and II. It demonstrates how, in addition to well-known contributions like jeeps, Eagle Boats and B-24 Liberators, Ford also produced key items ranging from squad tents and the ultra precision gun director to tanks and aircraft engines. Details on each product and how Ford produced it are included. During both wars, the automotive giant used precision manufacturing methods and innovative designs and procedures to increase quantity and quality while lowering production costs.
This is the history of the Ford Motor Company's achievements and products during World Wars I and II. It demonstrates how, in addition to well-known contributions like jeeps, Eagle Boats and B-24 Liberators, Ford also produced key items ranging from squad tents and the ultra precision gun director to tanks and aircraft engines. Details on each product and how Ford produced it are included. During both wars, the automotive giant used precision manufacturing methods and innovative designs and procedures to increase quantity and quality while lowering production costs.
Army veteran Timothy J. O'Callaghan retired from the Ford Motor Company after 40 years in management. He has written extensively on Ford history in magazines and journals, and has written two books about Henry and Edsel Ford's aviation ventures. He lives in Northville, Michigan.
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Table of Contents Preface 1. World War I Introduction to War Tractors for Britain Vehicles Liberty Aircraft Engines Kettering Bug Eagle Boats Henry's Other Boat Caissons Tanks and Armor Plate Helmets and Body Armor Other War Products Ford Overseas Home Front Wartime Profits Wartime Aggravations Summary 2. World War II Prelude to War War Production War Production Facilities Employment Diversity Publicity Key Participants 3. Consolidated Bomber Production Plans Manufacturing and Assembly Flight Operations Human Resources Other Assignments 4. Gliders 5. Aircraft Engines The Rolls Royce Controversy Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Engine Pulse Jet Engine 6. Other Aviation Contracts Aircraft Distributor Aircraft Ignition Aircraft Generators Turbo Superchargers Rate-of-Climb Indicators Altitude Chamber Quick Change Engine Jettison Fuel Tanks 7. New Foundries and Smelters Steel Making Facilities Armor Plate Foundry Aluminum Foundry Magnesium Smelter Magnesium Foundry 8. Wheeled Vehicles Jeeps Amphibian Jeeps Armored Cars Military Trucks Fordson and Moto-Tug Tractors Civilian Type Vehicles 9. Tracked Vehicles Tanks and Tank Destroyers Ford Tank Engines Universal Carriers 10. Other Contributions Gun Directors Tire Plant Ordnance Modification Depots Squad Tents Marine Operations Timber, Mining and Charcoal Precision Gauges Rubber Plantation Inventions and Patents Miscellaneous 11. Ford Facilities Main Plants Branch Plants Upper Peninsula Village Industries 12. Training and Service Schools Henry Ford Trade School Ford Apprentice School Other Training 13. Foreign Operations British Empire Ford of Canada Other Overseas Operations 14. The Veteran's Story 15. Summary Attitude Process Facilities Cooperation Profits Appendix World War I Production and Finance Summary World War II Production Summary Rouge Plant Map Monthly Unit Production of B-24 Bombers World War I Songs and Poems About Henry Ford and His Cars Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
Table of Contents Preface 1. World War I Introduction to War Tractors for Britain Vehicles Liberty Aircraft Engines Kettering Bug Eagle Boats Henry's Other Boat Caissons Tanks and Armor Plate Helmets and Body Armor Other War Products Ford Overseas Home Front Wartime Profits Wartime Aggravations Summary 2. World War II Prelude to War War Production War Production Facilities Employment Diversity Publicity Key Participants 3. Consolidated Bomber Production Plans Manufacturing and Assembly Flight Operations Human Resources Other Assignments 4. Gliders 5. Aircraft Engines The Rolls Royce Controversy Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Engine Pulse Jet Engine 6. Other Aviation Contracts Aircraft Distributor Aircraft Ignition Aircraft Generators Turbo Superchargers Rate-of-Climb Indicators Altitude Chamber Quick Change Engine Jettison Fuel Tanks 7. New Foundries and Smelters Steel Making Facilities Armor Plate Foundry Aluminum Foundry Magnesium Smelter Magnesium Foundry 8. Wheeled Vehicles Jeeps Amphibian Jeeps Armored Cars Military Trucks Fordson and Moto-Tug Tractors Civilian Type Vehicles 9. Tracked Vehicles Tanks and Tank Destroyers Ford Tank Engines Universal Carriers 10. Other Contributions Gun Directors Tire Plant Ordnance Modification Depots Squad Tents Marine Operations Timber, Mining and Charcoal Precision Gauges Rubber Plantation Inventions and Patents Miscellaneous 11. Ford Facilities Main Plants Branch Plants Upper Peninsula Village Industries 12. Training and Service Schools Henry Ford Trade School Ford Apprentice School Other Training 13. Foreign Operations British Empire Ford of Canada Other Overseas Operations 14. The Veteran's Story 15. Summary Attitude Process Facilities Cooperation Profits Appendix World War I Production and Finance Summary World War II Production Summary Rouge Plant Map Monthly Unit Production of B-24 Bombers World War I Songs and Poems About Henry Ford and His Cars Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
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