{"product_id":"engineers-of-victory","title":"Engineers Of Victory","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Paul Kennedy, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Rise and Fall of the Great Powers\u003c\/i\u003e, one of the most acclaimed history books of recent decades, \u003ci\u003eEngineers of Victory\u003c\/i\u003e is a new account of how the tide was turned against the Nazis by the Allies in the Second World War. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn January 1943 Churchill and Roosevelt met in Casablanca to review the Allies'' war aims. To achieve unconditional surrender they had to overcome some formidable hurdles, from winning air command to ''hopping'' across the Pacific islands. Eighteen months later, they had done what seemed impossible.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHere Paul Kennedy reveals the role of the problem-solvers and middle-men who made it happen - like Major-General Perry Hobart, who invented the ''funny tanks'' which flattened the D-Day beaches; or Captain ''Johnny'' Walker, who worked out how to sink U-boats with a ''creeping barrage''. This book shows the conflict in an entirely new light.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Consistently original ... An important contribution to our understanding''  Michael Beschloss, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''[Kennedy''s] refreshing study ... asks the right questions, disposes of clichés and gives a rich account of neglected topics''  David Edgerton, \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Colourfully and convincingly illustrates the ingenuity and persistence of a few people who made all the difference''  \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePAUL KENNEDY \u003c\/b\u003eis one of the world''s best-selling and most influential historians. He is the author or editor of nineteen books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Rise and Fall of the Great Powers\u003c\/i\u003e, which has been translated into over twenty languages, \u003ci\u003ePreparing for the Twenty-First Century\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Parliament of Man\u003c\/i\u003e and the now classic \u003ci\u003eRise and Fall of British Naval Mastery\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57304511676798,"sku":"NW9780141036090","price":12.84,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780141036090.jpg?v=1778712813","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/engineers-of-victory","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}