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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Kennedy, Paul M., 1945-     Subjects     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.     Germany -- Armed Forces -- Organization.     Germany -- Armed forces -- History -- World War, 1939-1945.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Kennedy, Paul M., 1945-       by title:      Engineers of victory...         MARC Display

Engineers of victory : the problem solvers who turned the tide in the Second World War / Paul Kennedy. by Kennedy, Paul M., 1945- New York : Random House, c2013. Subjects 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.   Germany -- Armed Forces -- Organization.   Germany -- Armed forces -- History -- World War, 1939-1945. ISBN:  9781400067619 (alk. paper) : 1400067618 (alk. paper) Description:  xxvi, 436 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm. Edition:  1st ed. Contents:  How to get convoys safely across the Atlantic -- How to win command of the air -- How to stop a blitzkrieg -- How to seize an enemy-held shore -- How to defeat the "tyranny of distance" -- Conclusion: problem solving in history Requests:  0 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".   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Hawaii State Library Language, Literature & History 940.54 Ke Checked In Add Copy to MyList Hilo Public Library Adult Nonfiction 940.54 Kennedy Checked In Add Copy to MyList McCully-Moiliili Public Library Adult Nonfiction 940.54 Ke Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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