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.

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