Dr. Larrie Ferreiro, an adjunct professor of History at George Mason University, has published a new book titled, Churchill’s American Arsenal: The Partnership Behind the Innovations that Won World War Two, with Oxford University Press
From the publisher’s website:
Ferreiro’s book illustrates how the British-American alliance went deeper than military cooperation. It argues that America's industrial output of war-winning weapons would not have been possible without British ideas and inventions, and how the products of British genius could not have been made at industrial scale without American manufacturing might.
The book draws upon previously untapped archival sources and actual forgotten-trunks-in-the-attic containing letters and photos of unsung scientists, engineers, and workers.
The book has received rave reviews from military historians. Andrew Lambert, author of Seapower States, describes the book as “A brilliant analysis of the critical role played by inventive minds and massive machine shops in winning the Second World War. Ferreiro combines technological expertise with historical insight to assess the complex (and occasionally troubled) relationship between individuals and nations that enabled Britain and America to triumph." Tami Davis Biddle, author of Rhetoric and Reality in Air Warfare, writes, "Gripping and well-researched, Ferreiro's book traces the extraordinary history of Anglo-American cooperation in the Second World War. By illuminating gamechanging events from the past, it gives us a guide to the promise and practice of such cooperation in future wars and crises."