America's Munitions 1917-1918

A striking opening captures the very moment the guns fell silent on November 11, 1918. A six‑second sound‑ranging record shows the thunder of artillery one minute before the armistice, then the eerie hush that followed, punctuated only by a celebratory pistol shot. This graphic snapshot sets the tone for a vivid, on‑the‑ground sense of the war’s final heartbeat.

The rest of the work unfolds as a clear, concise history of America’s massive wartime munitions effort. Written by the officials who oversaw factories, design, and logistics, it explains how ordinary citizens and engineers transformed a peacetime economy into a machine that supplied guns, shells, tanks, aircraft and countless other essentials. Accessible and authoritative, the report offers listeners a behind‑the‑curtain view of the coordinated industrial push that helped bring the conflict to its close.