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The effect of science on the Second World War

'The Second World War involved many complex factors, not all understood equally. One of the most difficult is science as the very word tends to deter many readers. Hartcup's penetrating clarity of understanding is matched only by his ability to provide explanations which are easy to take i...

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Main Authors: Hartcup, Guy.
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Literature type: Electronic Software eBook
Language: English
Subjects:
World War, 1939-1945 > Technology.
General & world history > c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2).
Second World War > c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2).
European history > c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2).
Weapons & equipment > c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2).
History of science > c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2).
History of engineering & technology > c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2).
History.
World War, 1939-1945 - Science > World War, 1939-1945 - Technology
Online Access: http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9780230389878
Summary: 'The Second World War involved many complex factors, not all understood equally. One of the most difficult is science as the very word tends to deter many readers. Hartcup's penetrating clarity of understanding is matched only by his ability to provide explanations which are easy to take in and, skilfully, he neither confuses nor patronises the reader. He includes several areas often missed out. This is a most valuable book essential to any proper understanding of the conflict.' - W.J.R Gardner, author of Decoding History: The Battle of the Atlantic and Ultra 'If you thought the science of the second world war began and ended with the atom bomb, you'd be wrong...Hartcup's concise survey, from radar and computerised cryptoanalysis to the atomic bomb, provides an excellent introduction to relations between the boffins and the men in khaki.' - The Guardian 'The author has gathered a great deal of information, which he presents in a lucid and readable manner...I am impressed by [his] knowledge and ability to carry his reader with him. Anybody interested in the wartime development of these topics will acquire a great deal of information in a painless manner...This book is an excellent description of science at war...' - Hermann Bondi, The Times Higher Education Supplement.
Item Description: Electronic book text.
Epublication based on: 9780333670613, 2000.
Carrier Form: 232 p.
ISBN: 9780333670613
9780230389878 :
0230389872 :
CLC: K152
Contents: List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Introduction Organisation of Science for War Radar: Defence and Offence Diverse Applications of Radio and Radar Acoustic and Underwater Warfare The Acquisition of Signals Intelligence Birth of a New Science: Operational Research The Transformation of Military Medicine Unacceptable Weapons: Gas and Bacteria Premature Weapons: The Rocket and the Jet The Ultimate Weapon: The Atomic Bomb Conclusion Sources Bibliography Index.

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