Engineers of victory
Subtitle: the problem solvers who turned the tide in the Second World War
By: Paul Kennedy
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Random House
Published: 2013
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 436
ISBN-13: 9781400067619; 9781588368980
Subjects: Campaigns; Amphibious warfare; World War, 1939-1945; Aerial Bombing; Aerial operations; Amphibious operations; Naval convoys; Organization; Naval operations; History; Armed Forces
Description: An account of how the tide was turned against the Nazis by the Allies in the Second World War. It focuses 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: How to get convoys safely across the Atlantic; title: How to win command of the air; title: How to stop the Nazi blitzkrieg; title: How to advance on an enemy-held shore; title: How to defeat the Pacific Ocean's "tyranny of distance".