Engineers of victory, the problem solvers who turned the tide in the Second World War, Paul Kennedy
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Label
Engineers of victory, the problem solvers who turned the tide in the Second World War, Paul Kennedy
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages [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
"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"
Table Of Contents
How to get convoys safely across the Atlantic -- How to win command of the air -- How to stop a blitzkrieg -- How to seize an enemy-held shore -- How to defeat the "tyranny of distance" -- Conclusion: problem solving in history
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Problem solvers who turned the tide in the Second World War