Progressive Century: The American Nation in Its Second Hundred YearsD. C. Heath, 1975 - 558 pages |
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Page 185
... operations , particularly during the summer and fall of 1918. The first con- tingents to reach France arrived in June 1917 , but they were token forces , intended to bolster Allied morale . More would be sent overseas as they completed ...
... operations , particularly during the summer and fall of 1918. The first con- tingents to reach France arrived in June 1917 , but they were token forces , intended to bolster Allied morale . More would be sent overseas as they completed ...
Page 207
... operations " and conducted experiments to time each operation by use of a stopwatch . By determining which elements were essential and which were superfluous , and after rearranging the essen- tial elements into time - saving patterns ...
... operations " and conducted experiments to time each operation by use of a stopwatch . By determining which elements were essential and which were superfluous , and after rearranging the essen- tial elements into time - saving patterns ...
Page 349
... operations to produce goods for which there would be little demand after the war . Others were leery of engaging in activities that might war- rant a " merchant of death " label . The chance of quick wartime profits did not seem worth ...
... operations to produce goods for which there would be little demand after the war . Others were leery of engaging in activities that might war- rant a " merchant of death " label . The chance of quick wartime profits did not seem worth ...
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Times and Tensions of a Developing Industrial Society | 5 |
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