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Blackett's war /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Budiansky, Stephen
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2013.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
World War, 1939-1945 > Radar.
World War, 1939-1945 > Naval operations > Submarine.
Anti-submarine warfare > History > 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 > Atlantic Ocean.
Blackett, P. M. S. > (Patrick Maynard Stuart), > Baron Blackett, > 1897-1974.
Table of Contents:
  • An unconventional weapon
  • Cruelty and squalor
  • Cambridge
  • Defiance and defeatism
  • Remedial education
  • Blackett's Circus
  • The real war
  • Baker's dozen
  • Closing the gaps
  • A very scientific victory
  • Political science.