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Engineers of victory : the problem solvers who turned the tide in the Second World War /

"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 Li...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kennedy, Paul M., 1945-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Random House, [2013]
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns.
World War, 1939-1945 > Naval operations.
Naval convoys > Atlantic Ocean > History > 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 > Aerial operations.
Bombing, Aerial > History > 20th century.
Germany > Armed Forces > Organization.
Germany > Armed Forces > History > World War, 1939-1945.
World War, 1939-1945 > Amphibious operations.
Amphibious warfare > History > 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Pacific Area.
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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".
Physical Description:xxvi, 436 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages [379]-416) and index.
ISBN:9781400067619 (alk. paper)
1400067618 (alk. paper)