THE SCIENCE OF WAR
Language: English
Published by University of Toronto, 1998
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(Subject: World War II - General) An account of the work of Canadian Scientists during the Second World War, explaining how they made important contributions to the development of alliance warfare. Canada played in the big league of military technology, including the development of radar, RDX explosives, proximity fuses, chemical and biological warfare, and the atomic bomb. The book also looks at the evolution of Canadian national security, protecting defence secrets, both from the Axis powers and from Canada's ally, the Soviet Union. (Published: 1998) (Publisher: University of Toronto) (ISBN: 0802059961) (Pagination: xv + 406pp, 24 b/w photos, appendices, biblio, index) (Condition: New in d/w) UL-XXXXXX.
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- Title
- THE SCIENCE OF WAR
- Author
- Donald H Avery
- Publisher
- University of Toronto
- Publication year
- 1998
- Dust jacket
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- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0802059961
- ISBN 13
- 9780802059963
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- (Subject: World War II - General @ militaryhistorybooks.com )
The Second World War, with its emphasis on innovative weapons and defence technology, brought about massive changes in the role of scientists in Canada, the United States, and Great Britain. Canadian scientists, working through the auspices of the National Research Council and the Department of National Defence, made important contributions to the development of alliance warfare.
Before 1939, Canada had only a minute military establishment and a limited industrial and academic capacity for research and development. With the outbreak of war, all this changed dramatically. This book explains how and why Canada was able to play in the big leagues of military technology, including the development of radar, RDX explosives, proximity fuses, chemical and biological warfare, and the atomic bomb. It also investigates the evolution of the Canadian national security state, which attempted to protect defence secrets both from the Axis powers and from Canada's wartime ally, the Soviet Union.
The Science of War provides both a cross-disciplinary overview of the scientific and military activity of this period in several countries and a fascinating analysis of what the author calls 'Big Science' in Canada.
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