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Fascinating book describing the research and development processes of all the major weapon systems used by the British in World War 2. There is nothing else quite like it. The success of the pre-war fighter programme is evident, the failure of the wartime fighter programme explained. It is easy to see the failures - the Crusader tank, the the Whirlwind fighter, and overlook the major successess, the Bailey Bridge and the Spitfire.. . . . this book covers EVERYTHING. . . . a must have if you are interested in WWII weapons systems
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Design & Development of Weapons Studies in Government & Industrial Organisation.
Seller: Last Exit Books, Charlottesville, VA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo. Published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office and Longmans Group Limited, London, UK. 1964. 350 pgs. First Edition/First Printing. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine and tape residue present to the edges of the baords. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Professor M M Postan was the co-author of Design and Development of Weapons (part of the Official History of the Second World War). During the war he wrote these two papers for informative purposes and they cover the production of aircraft from the points of view of quantity and quality. With a wealth of information on the subjects, the two papers are combined for readers, and are of singular value in appreciating the subject matter. Never published before, and highly recommended. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 594 pages. Seller Inventory # 71116
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Design & Development of Weapons: Studies in Government & Industrial Organisation.
Seller: dsmbooks, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Very Good. book. Seller Inventory # D8S0-3-M-0116300892-4
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