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Limbaugh, Ronald H.,

Tungsten in peace and war, 1918-1946 / Ronald H. Limbaugh. - 1 online resource (313 pages) : illustrations

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Steel alloys and the rise of modern industry -- Tungsten in World War I -- From Pacific Tungsten to Nevada-Massachusetts -- Tungsten and the Great Depression -- Mining and marketing during the New Deal -- Strategic metals at the start of World War II -- American wartime metal policy and practice -- Nevada-Massachusetts in World War II -- Epilogue.

ISBN: 9780874178210

Subjects--Corporate Names:
Pacific Tungsten Company--History--20th century.
Nevada-Massachusetts Company--History--20th century.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Tungsten industry--History--United States--20th century.
Tungsten mines and mining--History--United States--20th century.
Tungsten ores--History--United States--20th century.
Technological innovations--History--United States--20th century.
Tungsten--Political aspects--History--United States--20th century.
Strategic materials--History--United States--20th century.
International trade--History--20th century.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United States--Commerce--History--20th century.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: HD9539.T82 / U475 2010

Dewey Class. No.: 338.2/74649097309041