Engineers of victory : the problem solvers who turned the tide in the Second World War / Paul Kennedy.

"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 Ha...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kennedy, Paul M., 1945-
Language:English
Published: New York : Random House, [2013], ©2013.
Edition:First edition.
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.
HISTORY / Military / World War II.
Germany > Armed Forces > Organization.
Germany > Armed Forces > History > World War, 1939-1945.
Physical Description:xxvi, 436 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, chart, photographs, portraits ; 25 cm
Variant Title:
Problem solvers who turned the tide in the Second World War.
Format: Book

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