Engineers of Victory: The Problem Solvers Who Turned The Tide in the Second World War
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| Rating | : | 4.70 (519 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0812979397 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 480 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-10-03 |
| Language | : | English |
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Kennedy is the author and editor of nineteen books, including The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers, which has been translated into more than twenty languages, followed by Preparing for the Twenty-first Century (1993), and The Parliament of Man (2006). Since 1983, he has been the Dilworth Professor of History and director of international security studies at Yale University. Paul Kennedy is internati
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERPaul Kennedy, award-winning author of The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers and one of today’s most renowned historians, now provides a new and unique look at how World War II was won. Engineers of Victory is a fascinating nuts-and-bolts account of the strategic factors that led to Allied victory. This book is a fine tribute.”—The Wall Street Journal “Kennedy colorfully and convincingly illustrates the ingenuity and persistence of
From Booklist There’s a simple explanation for the result of World War II: the Allies marshalled more military power than the Axis. High authorial eminence ensures attention from the WWII readership. While true, Professor Kennedy, the eminent author of many popular histories, would grade that explanation “incomplete.” He places a fuller interpretation on the chronological fulcrum of the global conflict, 1943, when Germany and Japan bestrode most of their conquered territories and seas, their armed forces battered but dangerous. --Gilbert Taylor . Concerning amphibious landings, Kennedy elides pre-war pl
"Some Bad History" according to Ronald Drez. I was first moved to pick up this book by reading its review in The Wall Street Journal. That review raised my eyebrows since it referenced certain "facts" that were simply not true. I cannot comment on the "engineeering feats" relative to the other topics of the book like the aircraft or the tanks, but as the author of four books on the invasion of Normandy, I can speak to the subject of the artifi. Fredric M. Blum said Terrible Title, Good Book. This is a very good book, but not the book the title suggests. The title suggests that the book focusses on the engineering achievements that contributed to winning WWII, whereas in fact, the book is actually a history of the strategies that won the war. Whoever created the title deserves a dope-slap. "Engineering" has two meanings, (a) the most common meaning: the development of a device, like engi. Amazon Customer said Sadly disappointing.. Mediocre. Nothing new. Much from Wikipedia. Try that on your term paper. Author was a ghost writer for Liddell Hart and produces a similar mediocre product in the same manner. A survey of literature. Emphasis on UK. Can you believe a "Sadly disappointing." according to Amazon Customer. Mediocre. Nothing new. Much from Wikipedia. Try that on your term paper. Author was a ghost writer for Liddell Hart and produces a similar mediocre product in the same manner. A survey of literature. Emphasis on UK. Can you believe a 26 page introduction? Explains his definition of engineer. Applies only to the Brits who pushed the P51 Mustang with RR Merlin engine. I agree with that one. No discuss. 6 page introduction? Explains his definition of engineer. Applies only to the Brits who pushed the P51 Mustang with RR Merlin engine. I agree with that one. No discuss