Date of Award
Spring 5-2016
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
M.A.
Degree Program
History
Department
History
Major Professor
Dr. Allan Millett
Second Advisor
Dr. Charles Chamberlain
Third Advisor
Dr. Robert Dupont
Abstract
America’s victory in World War II came from a number of successes such as production of war materiel, technological advances, and national mobilization on levels not seen before or since. America went into the war behind the Axis Powers both militarily and economically. The Great Depression had a devastating effect on merchant ship building in the United States during the 1930’s. In response, the U.S. Congress passed the Merchant Marine Act of 1936, which created the U.S. Maritime Commission whose mission was to modernize and build ships for the looming world war. Originally slated to build fifty ships a year for ten years as a part of the New Deal attack on a sagging economy, the Maritime Commission ended up building over 5,000 ships by the end of 1945. This paper examines the critical role of the civilian United States Merchant Marine in the struggle against the Japanese Empire.
Recommended Citation
Linn, James, "Supplying the Asia-Pacific Theater: United States Logistics and the American Merchant Marine in World War II" (2016). University of New Orleans Theses and Dissertations. 2167.
https://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/2167
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