| Authors: |
Kennedy, Paul M., 1945-
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| Material type: |
Book |
| Subject: |
Germany -- Armed Forces -- Organization.
Germany -- Armed Forces -- History -- World War, 1939-1945.
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.
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| Language: |
English |
| Publisher: |
New York : Random House, c2013. |
| Description: |
xxvi, 436 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9781400067619 1400067618 |
| Notes: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents: |
How to get convoys safely across the Atlantic -- How to win command of the air -- How to stop the Nazi blitzkrieg -- How to advance on an enemy-held shore -- How to defeat the "tyranny of distance." |
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| 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". |