Churchill's War Lab - Code Breakers, Boffins Innovators: Mavericks Churchill Led to

Informationen zum Autor 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 . Klappentext The man, and the only man we have for this hour.¿ Indefatigable patriot, seasoned soldier, incomparable orator and leader of men ¿ Winston Churchill¿s greatness in leading Britain¿s coalition government to triumphant victory in the Second World War is undisputed. Yet Churchill¿s enduring legacy to the world is attributable at least in equal part to his unshakeable belief in the science of war.From the development of radar and the breakthroughs at Bletchley Park to the study of the D-Day beaches and the use of bouncing bombs, this brilliant and gripping narrative reveals the Second World War as an explosive phase of scientific history, an unprecedented crucible for change that involved a knife-edge race to the finish. * How Winston Churchill's long-held passion for military history drove innovation and strategy in World War Two, resulting in the defeat of Hitler and the axis powers * Subtitle: Code Breakers, Boffins and Innovators: the Mavericks Churchill Led to Victory Zusammenfassung * How Winston Churchill's long-held passion for military history drove innovation and strategy in World War Two, resulting in the defeat of Hitler and the axis powers* Subtitle: Code Breakers, Boffins and Innovators: the Mavericks Churchill Led to Victory

Product details

• Authors: Taylor Downing, Downing Taylor
• Publisher: Abacus
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 06.10.2011
• EAN: 9780349122496
• ISBN: 978-0-349-12249-6
• No. of pages: 416
• Dimensions: 200 mm x 130 mm x 29 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; History, European History, HISTORY / General, HISTORY / Military / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, Political leaders & leadership, Second World War, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Modern warfare, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), Political leaders and leadership, History / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / European Theater