I just saw this post: https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/67s5i0/what_historical_fact_blows_your_mind/

The top comment refers to the mass amount of planes lost during WWII. It got me thinking about resource needs and shortages.

I know America had a shortage of copper and the Manhattan project used silver from the reserve instead. I know Japan needed oil and steel. Germany couldn't continue past Stalingrad and Moscow due to supply line issues and oil (simplistic I know).

Is there a book/article/website that analyzes the mass amount of production and the resources needed and possibly how the countries came to get the resources during a shortage?