Cork Wars: Intrigue and Industry in World War II

by David A. Taylor

Book Overview

The surprising story of cork and its critical role in US security and the war effort.

Winner of the IPPY Book Award History (World), Silver of the Independent Publisher

In 1940, with German U-boats blockading all commerce across the Atlantic Ocean, a fireball at the Crown Cork and Seal factory lit the sky over Baltimore. The newspapers said that you could see its glow as far north as Philadelphia and as far south as Annapolis...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1421426919
• ISBN13: 9781421426914
• Release Date: December 2018
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.4"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher