{"product_id":"engineers-of-victory-the-problem-solvers-who-turned-the-tide-in-the-second-world-war-paperback","title":"Engineers of Victory: The Problem Solvers Who Turned the Tide in the Second World War - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaul Kennedy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaul Kennedy, award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Rise and Fall of the Great Powers\u003c\/i\u003e and one of today's most renowned historians, now provides a new and unique look at how World War II was won.\u003ci\u003e \u003ci\u003eEngineers of Victory\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e is a fascinating nuts-and-bolts account of the strategic factors that led to Allied victory. Kennedy reveals how the leaders' grand strategy was carried out by the ordinary soldiers, scientists, engineers, and businessmen responsible for realizing their commanders' visions of success. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn January 1943, FDR and Churchill convened in Casablanca and established the Allied objectives for the war: to defeat the Nazi blitzkrieg; to control the Atlantic sea lanes and the air over western and central Europe; to take the fight to the European mainland; and to end Japan's imperialism. Astonishingly, a little over a year later, these ambitious goals had nearly all been accomplished. With riveting, tactical detail, \u003ci\u003e \u003ci\u003eEngineers of Victory\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e reveals how. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKennedy recounts the inside stories of the invention of the cavity magnetron, a miniature radar \"as small as a soup plate,\" and the Hedgehog, a multi-headed grenade launcher that allowed the Allies to overcome the threat to their convoys crossing the Atlantic; the critical decision by engineers to install a super-charged Rolls-Royce engine in the P-51 Mustang, creating a fighter plane more powerful than the Luftwaffe's; and the innovative use of pontoon bridges (made from rafts strung together) to help Russian troops cross rivers and elude the Nazi blitzkrieg. He takes readers behind the scenes, unveiling exactly how thousands of individual Allied planes and fighting ships were choreographed to collectively pull off the invasion of Normandy, and illuminating how crew chiefs perfected the high-flying and inaccessible B-29 Superfortress that would drop the atomic bombs on Japan. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe story of World War II is often told as a grand narrative, as if it were fought by supermen or decided by fate. Here Kennedy uncovers the real heroes of the war, highlighting for the first time the creative strategies, tactics, and organizational decisions that made the lofty Allied objectives into a successful reality. In an even more significant way, \u003ci\u003e \u003ci\u003eEngineers of Victory\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e has another claim to our attention, for it restores \"the middle level of war\" to its rightful place in history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eEngineers of Victory\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Superbly written and carefully documented . . . indispensable reading for anyone who seeks to understand how and why the Allies won.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--The Christian Science Monitor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"An important contribution to our understanding of World War II . . . Like an engineer who pries open a pocket watch to reveal its inner mechanics,  Paul] Kennedy tells how little-known men and women at lower levels helped win the war.\"\u003cb\u003e--Michael Beschloss, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Histories of World War II tend to concentrate on the leaders and generals at the top who make the big strategic decisions and on the lowly grunts at the bottom. . . .  \u003ci\u003eEngineers of Victory\u003c\/i\u003e] seeks to fill this gap in the historiography of World War II and does so triumphantly. . . . This book is a fine tribute.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \" Kennedy] colorfully and convincingly illustrates the ingenuity and persistence of a few men who made all the difference.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This superb book is Kennedy's best.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--Foreign Affairs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul Kennedy\u003c\/b\u003e is internationally known for his writings and commentaries on global political, economic, and strategic issues. He earned his B.A. at Newcastle University and his doctorate at the University of Oxford. Since 1983, he has been the Dilworth Professor of History and director of international security studies at Yale University. He is on the editorial board of numerous scholarly journals and writes for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times, Los Angeles Times, The Atlantic, \u003c\/i\u003eand many foreign-language newspapers and magazines. Kennedy is the author and editor of nineteen books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Rise and Fall of the Great Powers, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich has been translated into more than twenty languages, followed by \u003ci\u003ePreparing for the Twenty-first Century \u003c\/i\u003e(1993), and \u003ci\u003eThe Parliament of Man\u003c\/i\u003e (2006).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 480\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 10, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757750845728,"sku":"9780812979398","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/79f925b5f2e8ec54b6dd5176dd0f1162.webp?v=1780110916","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/engineers-of-victory-the-problem-solvers-who-turned-the-tide-in-the-second-world-war-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}