Churchill's War Lab Code Breakers, Scientists, and the Mavericks Churchill Led to Victory

by Downing, Taylor

• ISBN13: 9781590205655
• ISBN10: 1590205650
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-06-02
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams

Summary

As a young boy he re-enacted historic battles with toy soldiers, as a soldier he saw action on three continents, and as the Prime Minister only a direct edict from King George VI could keep him from joining the troops on D-Day. Churchill¹s War Labreveals how Churchill¹s passion for military history, his unique leadership style, and his patronization of radical new ideas would lead to new technology and new tactics that would save lives and enable an Allied victory. No war generated more incredible theories, more technical advances, more scientific leaps, or more pioneering work that lay the foundation for the post-war computer revolution. And it was Churchill¹s dogged determination and enthusiasm for revolutionary ideas that fuelled this extraordinary outpouring of British genius. From the coauthor of Cold Warcomes an exciting new take on Churchill¹s war leadership and the story of a complex, powerful and inventive war leader.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. ix
Preparation: The Army and the Navy	p. 1
Preparation: The War and the Wilderness	p. 35
Action This Day	p. 81
Spitfire Summer	p. 114
The Wizard War	p. 149
The Generals	p. 182
The Admirals	p. 214
Bombing	p. 237
Overlord	p. 274
Victory and Defeat	p. 309
Churchill's War	p. 347
Notes	p. 357
Bibliography	p. 375
Acknowledgements	p. 383
Index	p. 385
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