Secret warriors : the spies, scientists and code breakers of World War I /
World War I is often viewed as a war fought by armies of millions living and fighting in trenches, aided by brutal machinery that cost the lives of many. But behind all of this an intellectual war was also being fought between engineers, chemists, codebreakers, physicists, doctors, mathematicians an...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Pegasus Books,
[2015]
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| Edition: | First hardcover edition. |
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| Summary: | World War I is often viewed as a war fought by armies of millions living and fighting in trenches, aided by brutal machinery that cost the lives of many. But behind all of this an intellectual war was also being fought between engineers, chemists, codebreakers, physicists, doctors, mathematicians and intelligence gatherers. This hidden war was to make a positive and lasting contribution to how war was conducted on land, at sea and in the air, and most importantly, life at home. |
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| Physical Description: | 438 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781605986944 1605986941 |