After Pearl Harbor, a shortage of steel quickly slowed the American arms buildup. The country needed scrap metal. This is the story of the great Nebraska scrap drive of 1942 that provided a template for the national drive.

The scrap deficit; or how not to win a war -- Henry Doorly and the Nebraska plan -- Summertime scrapping in the city -- Mobilizing greater Nebraska -- The second-half comeback -- The Nebraska plan goes national.