Engineers of victory : the problem solvers who turned the tide in the Second World War
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Published
New York : Random House, c2013.
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
224 pages ; cm.
Status
Arroyo Grande Library - Adult Nonfiction
940.54
1 available
940.54
1 available
Los Osos Library - Adult Nonfiction
940.54
1 available
940.54
1 available
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Arroyo Grande Library - Adult Nonfiction | 940.54 | On Shelf |
| Los Osos Library - Adult Nonfiction | 940.54 | On Shelf |
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LC Subjects
Amphibious warfare -- History -- 20th century.
Bombing, Aerial -- History -- 20th century.
Germany -- Armed Forces -- History -- World War, 1939-1945.
Germany -- Armed Forces -- Organization.
Naval convoys -- Atlantic Ocean -- History -- 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Amphibious operations.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Area.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations.
Bombing, Aerial -- History -- 20th century.
Germany -- Armed Forces -- History -- World War, 1939-1945.
Germany -- Armed Forces -- Organization.
Naval convoys -- Atlantic Ocean -- History -- 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Amphibious operations.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Area.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations.
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Published
New York : Random House, c2013.
Format
Book
Edition
1st ed.
Street Date
1301
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
"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."
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