DUKW development and Allied collaboration

Was the DUKW initially resisted until it proved its value to the military?

British interest was strong early on, while Allied development and American production capacity together made the capability widely usable.

British interest in the DUKW was strong early, even though British industry was already strained by the demands of war. Cooperation with the United States connected those requirements to the industrial capacity that could develop and produce equipment at scale. This history should not be turned into a contest in which credit for one ally makes every other contribution less important. The vehicle illustrates how ideas, urgent operational demand, and American production combined into one useful Allied capability.