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

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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Main Author: Kennedy, Paul M., 1945-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Random House, c2013.
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.
World War, 1939-1945 > Amphibious operations.
Amphibious warfare > History > 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Pacific Area.
Germany > Armed Forces > Organization.
Germany > Armed Forces > History > World War, 1939-1945.
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.

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