Secret warriors
Subtitle: the spies, scientists, and code breakers of World War I
By: Taylor Downing
Edition: First hardcover edition.
Publisher: Pegasus Books
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 438
ISBN-13: 9781605986944
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: World War (1914-1918) fast (OCoLC)fst01180746; World War, 1914-1918; Propaganda; Cryptography; Science
Other titles: Spies, scientists, and code breakers of World War I
Description: World War I is often viewed as a war fought by armies of millions living and fighting in trenches, aided by brutal machinery that cost the lives of many. But behind all of this an intellectual war was also being fought between engineers, chemists, code-breakers, physicists, doctors, mathematicians, and intelligence gatherers. This hidden war was to make a positive and lasting contribution to how war was conducted on land, at sea, and in the air, and most importantly, life at home.
Notes: Published by Little, Brown, c2014 with subtitle: Key scientists, code breakers and propagandists of the Great War.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 405 - 411) and index.
Table of contents: title: New century, new world; title: Part 1: Aviators. The pioneers ; The new science ; Observing the war; title: Part 2: Code breakers. Room 40 ; The Great Game; title: Part 3: Engineers and chemists. The gunners' war ; The yellow-green cloud ; Breaking the stalemate; title: Part 4: Doctors and surgeons. The body ; The mind; title: Part 5: Propagandists. The war of words ; The war in pictures ; Masters of information; title: Epilogue: The first boffins.