Ajax-loader

Engineers of Victory

The Problem Solvers Who Turned the Tide in the Second World War
Kennedy, Paul M. (Book - - 2013)
Average Rating: 4 stars out of 5.
Engineers of Victory


Details

"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

… More »

"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".

« Less
Authors: Kennedy, Paul M., 1945-
Statement of Responsibility: Paul Kennedy
Title: Engineers of victory
the problem solvers who turned the tide in the Second World War
Publisher: New York :, Random House,, c2013.
Edition: 1st ed
Characteristics: xxvi, 436 p., [16] p. of plates :,ill., maps ;,25 cm.
▾More MARC Display»
Ajax-loader

Community Activity

Comment

Add a Comment

Jun 06, 2013
Report This
  • Steve11 rated this: 4 stars out of 5.

Not just engineering in the sense of mechanical or electronic contrivances, but engineering in the sense of solving problems. How do you get supply ships from North American to Britain? There are lots of pieces to answer that question, and how should they be put together?

Age

Add Age Suitability

There are no ages for this title yet.

Summary

Add a Summary

There are no summaries for this title yet.

Notices

Add a Notice

There are no notices for this title yet.

Quotes

Add a Quote

There are no quotes for this title yet.

Videos

Add a Video

There are no videos for this title yet.

Find it at CLEVNET

Spinner  Loading...

Please keep in mind that some of the content that we make available to you through this application comes from Amazon Web Services. All such content is provided to you "as is". This content and your use of it are subject to change and/or removal at any time.

Powered by BiblioCommons.