Churchill's War Lab: Code Breakers, Boffins and Innovators: The Mavericks Churchill Led to Victory - Hardcover

Downing, Taylor

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1408702053 ISBN 13: 9781408702055

Publisher: Little, Brown, 2010

Synopsis

As a young boy he re-enacted historic battles with toy soldiers, as a soldier he saw action on three continents and as the Prime Minister only a direct edict from King George VI could keep him from joining the troops on D-Day. CHURCHILL'S WAR LAB will reveal how Churchill's passion for military history, his unique leadership style and his patronization of radical new ideas would lead to new technology and new tactics that would save lives and enable an Allied victory. No war generated more incredible theories, more technical advances, more scientific leaps or more pioneering work that lay the foundation for the post-war computer revolution. And it was Churchill's dogged determination and enthusiasm for revolutionary ideas that fuelled this extraordinary outpouring of British genius. From the co-author of COLD WAR comes an exciting new take on Churchill's war leadership and the story of a complex, powerful and inventive war leader.

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About the Author

Taylor Downing is a writer, historian and award-winning television producer. He read History at Cambridge University and worked at the Imperial War Museum and Thames Television before going on to become managing director and head of history at Flashback Television, a leading independent production company. His books include the bestselling Cold War (with Jeremy Isaacs), 1983, Breakdown, Secret Warriors, Night Raid, The World at War, Olympia, Spies in the Sky and Churchill's War Lab.

Edition details

• Publisher: Little, Brown
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1408702053
• ISBN 13: 9781408702055
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 416