Engineers of victory
About this book
An account of how the tide was turned against the Nazis by the Allies in the Second World War. It focuses 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.
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- OL Work ID
- OL16694908W
Subjects
Aerial BombingAmphibious warfareAmphibious operationsCampaignsAerial operationsWorld War, 1939-1945Naval convoysOrganizationNaval operationsArmed ForcesHistorynyt:hardcover-nonfiction=2013-02-17New York Times bestsellerNaval Military operationsWarfare and DefenceAerial Military operationsMilitary campaignsWorld war, 1939-1945, naval operations