Churchill's war lab : code-breakers, scientists, and the mavericks Churchill led to victory

Churchill's war lab : code-breakers, scientists, and the mavericks Churchill led to victory / Taylor Downing.

Author/creator	Downing, Taylor
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	New York : Overlook Press, 2011, ©2010.
Description	xviii, 397 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subject(s)	Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965--Military leadership. Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965. World War, 1939-1945--Military intelligence --Great Britain.

Contents	Preparation: the army and the navy -- Preparation: the war and the wilderness -- Action this day -- Spitfire summer -- The wizard war -- The generals -- The admirals -- Bombing -- Overlord -- Victory and defeat -- Churchill's war.
Abstract	Analyzes the role of Churchill's passion for military history in shaping his wartime innovations and strategies, offering insight into his unique leadership style and patronization of radical new ideas to enable unprecedented technological advances.
General note	Originally published: London : Little, Brown, 2010.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [375]-381) and index.
ISBN	9781590205655
ISBN	1590205650

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	DA566.9.C5 D68 2011	✔ Available	Place Hold