| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 401 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Contents |
1. Defend Our Island -- 2. Fight with Growing Confidence -- 3. Fight in the Air -- 4. Fight on the Landing Grounds -- 5. Fight on the Seas and Oceans -- 6. Fight on the Beaches -- 7. Fight in France -- 8. Fight in the Hills -- 9. Fight in the Fields and in the Streets -- 10. The New World Steps Forth -- Epilogue: Endless Frontiers |
| Summary |
"The weapons and inventions that helped the Allies to win World War Two had not even been imagined when the conflict began. This book tells the story of how a British and American scientific and technological partnership, one that started not long after Britain had lost its ally France and stood alone against Nazi Germany, developed these innovations on an industrial scale. It has often been argued that the atomic bomb ended the war, but radar won it. Development of both began in Britain and then was taken over by the United States, which had the industrial and engineering capacity, and also the advantage of not being part of the battlefront. The partnership between the two nations was responsible for a number of iconic "American" weapons and inventions: the P-51 Merlin Mustang fighter, the Liberty ship, the proximity fuze, the LST, the Sherman tank, and even penicillin originally stemmed from British experiments and designs, then were brought to life with American scientific and technological might. Relying on previously untold stories of those scientists, engineers, and workers, on both sides of the Atlantic, who made all this possible, this book expands the story of the British-American "special relationship" in World War Two. It shows how the alliance extended beyond the battlefront and onto the home front, and resulted in the innovations that ultimately decided the outcome of the most devasting conflict in human history"--Publisher's description |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from home page (Oxford Academic, viewed on August 11, 2023) |
| Subject |
World War, 1939-1945 -- Technology.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Technological innovations
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Equipment and supplies.
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Weapons industry -- United States -- History -- 20th century
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Technological innovations
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Equipment and supplies
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Technology
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Weapons industry
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780197554043 |
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0197554040 |
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9780197554029 |
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0197554024 |
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9780197554036 |
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0197554032 |
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