#history #truestory #ww2 #worldwar2 In 1941, experts said it was impossible. In 1944, it was a heartbeat. This is the story of Willow Run—the largest factory in the world—and how the Ford Motor Company turned a sleepy Michigan farm into the "Arsenal of Democracy." While the Axis relied on hand-crafted precision, Detroit unleashed the power of the moving assembly line on the skies of Europe and the Pacific. Explore the technical genius of Charles "Cast Iron" Sorensen, the vision of Edsel Ford, and the grit of the 42,000 "Rosies" who built nearly 9,000 B-24 Liberators. This is how the American Midwest out-produced the world and changed the course of World War II history.