Engineers of victory : the problem solvers who turned the tide in the Second World War /
Kennedy, Paul M., 1945-
Engineers of victory : the problem solvers who turned the tide in the Second World War / Paul Kennedy. - 1st ed. - New York : Random House, c2013. - xxvi, 436 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [379]-416) and index.
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
"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".
1400067618 (alk. paper) 9781400067619 (alk. paper) : $30.00
2012024284
Amphibious warfare--History--20th century.
Bombing, Aerial--History--20th century.
Naval convoys--History--Atlantic Ocean--20th century.
World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations.
World War, 1939-1945--Amphibious operations.
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Area.
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns.
World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations.
Germany--Armed Forces--History--World War, 1939-1945.
Germany--Armed Forces--Organization.
Engineers of victory : the problem solvers who turned the tide in the Second World War / Paul Kennedy. - 1st ed. - New York : Random House, c2013. - xxvi, 436 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [379]-416) and index.
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
"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".
1400067618 (alk. paper) 9781400067619 (alk. paper) : $30.00
2012024284
Amphibious warfare--History--20th century.
Bombing, Aerial--History--20th century.
Naval convoys--History--Atlantic Ocean--20th century.
World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations.
World War, 1939-1945--Amphibious operations.
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Area.
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns.
World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations.
Germany--Armed Forces--History--World War, 1939-1945.
Germany--Armed Forces--Organization.