Engineers of victory

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

by Kennedy, Paul M.

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"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."

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Engineers of victory : the problem solvers who turned the tide in the Second World War / Paul Kennedy.

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."

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:©2013.
  • Edition:1st ed

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Random House
  • Place of Publication:New York
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:©2013.

The Physical Object

  • Description:xxvi, 436 pages : : illustrations, maps ; : 21 cm

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9781400067619, 1400067618, 0812979397, 9780812979398
  • oclc:on1057672021
  • LC Classification:D743
  • Dewey Decimal:940.54

Subjects

Amphibious warfare Amphibious warfare -- History -- 20th c… Armed Forces Armed Forces -- Organization Atlantic Ocean Bombardement aérien -- Histoire -- 20e … Bombing, Aerial Bombing, Aerial -- History -- 20th cent… Convois (Marine) -- Histoire -- 20e siè… Germany Germany -- Armed Forces Germany -- Armed Forces -- World War, 1… Guerre mondiale (1939-1945) -- Campagne… Guerre mondiale (1939-1945) -- Opératio… Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 -- Campagnes… Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 -- Opération… Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 -- Opération… History Military campaigns Military operations, Aerial

Writers

Kennedy, Paul M.

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