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Consistently original ... An important contribution to our understanding (Michael Beschloss The New York Times Book Review)
His refreshing study ... asks the right questions, disposes of clichés and gives a rich account of neglected topics (David Edgerton Financial Times)
Colourfully and convincingly illustrates the ingenuity and persistence of a few people who made all the difference (Washington Post)
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His refreshing study ... asks the right questions, disposes of clichés and gives a rich account of neglected topics (David Edgerton Financial Times)
Colourfully and convincingly illustrates the ingenuity and persistence of a few people who made all the difference (Washington Post)
'Consistently original ... Like an engineer who pries open a pocket watch to reveal its inner mechanics, Kennedy tells how little-known men and woman at lower levels helped win the war ... An important contribution to our understanding' Michael Beschloss, The New York Times Book Review
How, when it came down to it, did the Allies win the Second World War? How did they win the Battle of the Atlantic, blunt the Nazi blitzkrieg, work out how to land successfully on an enemy held shore on D-Day, and 'hop' across the islands of the Pacific to assault the Japanese mainland?
Here Paul Kennedy reveals the role of the problem-solvers and middle-men who made it happen - such as Major-General Perry Hobart, who invented the 'funny tanks' which flattened the D-Day beaches; or Captain 'Johnny' Walker, who worked out how to sink U-boats with a 'creeping barrage'. This book, by brilliantly answering the 'how' question, shows the conflict in an entirely new light.
'Compelling, lucid and original ... Kennedy has produced a fresh perspective on the war' Nigel Jones, Sunday Telegraph
'His refreshing study ... asks the right questions, disposes of clichés and gives a rich account of neglected topics' David Edgerton, Financial Times
'Colourfully and convincingly illustrates the ingenuity and persistence of a few people who made all the difference' Washington Post
'This first-rate book makes us reflect on the past and also leads us to think more deeply about the present and future' Graham Farmelo, Times Higher Education
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- Publication date2014
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. In Engineers of VictoryPaul Kennedy reveals the role of the problem-solvers and middle-men who made it happen - such as Major-General Perry Hobart, who invented the 'funny tanks' which flattened the D-Day beaches; or Captain 'Johnny' Walker, who worked out how to sink U-boats with a 'creeping barrage'From Paul Kennedy, author of The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers, one of the most acclaimed history books of recent decades, Engineers of Victory is a new account of how the tide was turned against the Nazis by the Allies in the Second World War.In January 1943 Churchill and Roosevelt met in Casablanca to review the Allies' war aims. To achieve unconditional surrender they had to overcome some formidable hurdles, from winning air command to 'hopping' across the Pacific islands. Eighteen months later, they had done what seemed impossible.Here Paul Kennedy reveals the role of the problem-solvers and middle-men who made it happen - like Major-General Perry Hobart, who invented the 'funny tanks' which flattened the D-Day beaches; or Captain 'Johnny' Walker, who worked out how to sink U-boats with a 'creeping barrage'. This book shows the conflict in an entirely new light.'Consistently original . An important contribution to our understanding' Michael Beschloss, The New York Times Book Review' Kennedy's refreshing study . asks the right questions, disposes of cliches and gives a rich account of neglected topics' David Edgerton, Financial Times'Colourfully and convincingly illustrates the ingenuity and persistence of a few people who made all the difference' Washington PostPAUL KENNEDY is one of the world's best-selling and most influential historians. He is the author or editor of nineteen books, including The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers, which has been translated into over twenty languages, Preparing for the Twenty-First Century, The Parliament of Man and the now classic Rise and Fall of British Naval Mastery. Offers an account of how the tide was turned against the Nazis by the Allies in the Second World War. This book reveals the role of the problem-solvers and middle-men who made it happen - like Major-General Perry Hobart, who invented the 'funny tanks' which flattened the D-Day beaches. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780141036090
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