Engineers of Victory
The Problem Solvers Who Turned the Tide in the Second World War
New York : Random House, [2013]
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: xxvi, 436 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
"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".
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
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.
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.
ISBN:
9781400067619 (alk. paper)
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [379]-416) and index.