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Keep from all thoughtful men : how U.S. economists won World War II
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Keep from all thoughtful men : how U.S. economists won World War II

Jim Lacey

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Economics and war
Unmaking the victory program
The real victory program
The economists' war
The production organizations
The war production board and two wars
War and feasibility
The great feasibility debate
Marshall's commitment to a 1943 invasion of Europe
Why Marshall changed his mind
Appendix 1. The feasibility concept
Appendix 2. The first feasibility study (14 March 1942)
Appendix 3. Wedemeyer's victory program
Appendix 4. Nathan's 6 October memorandum for War Production Board meeting
Appendix 5. General Somervell's comments to War Production Board proposals of 31 August 1942
Appendix 6. Simon Kuznets' reply to Somervell's comments on his feasibility proposal (sent under Robert Nathan's hand)
Appendix 7. Letter from Robert P. Patterson (under secretary of war) to General Somervell, post 6 October feasibility meeting
Appendix 8. Minutes of War Production Board 6 October meeting.

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Keep from all thoughtful men : how U.S. economists won World War II by Jim Lacey. ISBN 9781591144915. Published by Naval Institute in 2011. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.

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