Engineers of Victory. The Problem Solvers who Turned the Tide in the Second World War

Kennedy, Paul

ISBN 10: 1846141125 / ISBN 13: 9781846141126

Published by Allen Lane, London, 2013

About this Item

Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 436 pages. The focus of this book os not the commanders, nor the men, but rather on those "in the middle" who worked out how to achieve the objectives - for example Major-General Percy Hobart who invented the "funny tanks" which flattened the curve on the D-Day beaches.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Engineers of Victory. The Problem Solvers who Turned the Tide in the Second World War
• Publisher: Allen Lane, London
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1846141125
• ISBN 13: 9781846141126
• Binding: Hardback
• Illustrator: Illus. With Photos
• Edition: 1st Edition.
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Seller catalogs:
  • Military-WW2

About this title

Synopsis

Paul Kennedy's book explains how commanders, original thinkers and innovative engineers confronted the problems facing the Allies in 1943-45 and came up with solutions ranging from strategic bombing to flailing tanks.

About the Author

PAUL KENNEDY is Dilworth professor of history and director of international security studies at Yale University. He is the author and editor of fourteen books, including The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers, which has been translated into more than twenty languages and was named by The Times Literary Supplement as one of the 100 Most Influential Books since the Second World War. Professor Kennedy lives in Connecticut.