| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
xxvi, 436 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
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World War, 1939-1945 language |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 379-416) and index. |
| 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 |
| 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". |
| Subject |
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns.
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World War (1939-1945) |
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations.
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Sea control. |
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Naval convoys -- Atlantic Ocean -- History -- 20th century.
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Naval convoys. |
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Atlantic Ocean. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Subject |
World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations.
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Bombing, Aerial -- History -- 20th century.
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Bombing, Aerial. |
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Germany -- Armed Forces -- Organization.
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Germany. |
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Armed Forces. |
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Organization. |
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Germany -- Armed Forces -- History -- World War, 1939-1945.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Amphibious operations.
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Amphibious warfare -- History -- 20th century.
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Amphibious warfare. |
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Area.
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| ISBN |
9781400067619 alkaline paper |
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1400067618 alkaline paper |
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9781588368980 ebook |
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158836898X ebook |
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