Engineers of victory, the problem solvers who turned the tide in the Second World War, Paul Kennedy
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Engineers of victory, the problem solvers who turned the tide in the Second World War, Paul Kennedy
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [379]-416) and index
Illustrations
mapsplatesillustrations
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Engineers of victory
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
299708282
Responsibility statement
Paul Kennedy
Sub title
the problem solvers who turned the tide in the Second World War
Summary
"Engineers of Victory" is a new account of how the tide was turned against the Nazis by the Allies in the Second World War, the focus being on the problem-solvers: Major-General Perry Hobart, who invented the "funny tanks" which flattened the curve on the D-Day beaches; Flight Lieutenant Ronnie Harker "the man who put the Merlin in the Mustang"; and Captain "Johnny" Walker, the convoy captain who worked out how to sink U-boats with a "creeping barrage"
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- World War, 1939-1945 + Campaigns
- Germany -- Armed Forces -- History -- World War, 1939-1945
- World War, 1939-1945 + Naval operations
- World War, 1939-1945 + Aerial operations
- Naval convoys -- Atlantic Ocean -- History -- 20th century
- World War, 1939-1945 + Amphibious operations
- Bombing, Aerial + History -- 20th century
- World War, 1939-1945 + Campaigns -- Pacific Area
- Amphibious warfare + History -- 20th century
- Germany -- Armed Forces -- Organization
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- Classification1
- Creator1
- Subject10
- World War, 1939-1945 + Campaigns
- Germany -- Armed Forces -- History -- World War, 1939-1945
- World War, 1939-1945 + Naval operations
- World War, 1939-1945 + Aerial operations
- Naval convoys -- Atlantic Ocean -- History -- 20th century
- World War, 1939-1945 + Amphibious operations
- Bombing, Aerial + History -- 20th century
- World War, 1939-1945 + Campaigns -- Pacific Area
- Amphibious warfare + History -- 20th century
- Germany -- Armed Forces -- Organization
- Content1
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