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Publicado por Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2013
ISBN 10: 0812979397ISBN 13: 9780812979398
Librería: Books for Life, LAUREL, MD, Estados Unidos de America
Libro
Condición: good. Book is in good condition. Minimal signs of wear. It May have markings or highlights, but kept to only a few pages. May not come with supplemental materials if applicable.
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Nuevo desde EUR 14,79
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Publicado por Random House, 2013
ISBN 10: 1400067618ISBN 13: 9781400067619
Librería: SecondSale, Montgomery, IL, Estados Unidos de America
Libro
Condición: Good. Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc.
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Nuevo desde EUR 18,00
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Publicado por PENGUIN UK, 2014
ISBN 10: 0141036095ISBN 13: 9780141036090
Librería: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Reino Unido
Libro
Paperback. Condición: Good. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.
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Publicado por Penguin Books Ltd, United Kingdom, London, 2013
ISBN 10: 1846141125ISBN 13: 9781846141126
Librería: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Reino Unido
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Paperback. Condición: Very Good. Illus. With Photos Ilustrador. From Paul Kennedy, author of The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers, one of the most acclaimed history books of recent decades, Engineers of Victory is a new account of how the tide was turned against the Nazis by the Allies in the Second World War. In January 1943 Churchill and Roosevelt and the Combined Chiefs of Staff met in Casablanca to review the western Allies' war aims and strategy. They realised that to attain their ultimate aim of 'unconditional surrender' they would have to achieve some formidable objectives - win control of the Atlantic sea-lanes and command of the air over the whole of West-Central Europe, work out how to land on an enemy-held shore so that Continental Europe could be retaken, how to blunt the Nazi blitzkrieg that a successful invasion would undoubtedly provoke, and finally how to 'hop' across the islands of the Pacific to assault the Japanese mainland. Eighteen months later on, as Paul Kennedy writes, 'these operational aims were either accomplished or close to being so.' The history of the Second World War is often told as a grand narrative. The focus of this book, by contrast, is on the problem-solvers - Major-General Perry Hobart, who invented the 'funny tanks' which flattened the curve on the D-Day beaches; Flight Lieutenant Ronnie Harker 'the man who put the Merlin in the Mustang'; Captain 'Johnny' Walker, the convoy captain who worked out how to sink U-boats with a 'creeping barrage'. The result is a fresh perspective on the greatest, conflict in human history. PAUL KENNEDY is one of the world's best-selling and most influential historians. He is the author or editor of nineteen books, including The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers, which has been translated into over twenty languages, Preparing for the Twenty-First Century, The Parliament of Man and the now classic Rise and Fall of British Naval Mastery. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
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Publicado por HarperCollins Publishers, 2013
ISBN 10: 155468305XISBN 13: 9781554683055
Librería: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, Estados Unidos de America
Libro
Condición: As New. Used book that is in almost brand-new condition.
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Publicado por Allen Lane, 1816
Librería: Y-Not-Books, Hereford, Reino Unido
Hardcover. Condición: Good. Second Hand,cover is considerably worn and torn,has been well read and used,pages are sun damaged but contents are complete Next day dispatch. International delivery available. 1000's of satisfied customers! Please contact us with any enquiries.
Publicado por Allen Lane, 2013
Librería: THE HERMITAGE BOOKSHOP, Denver, CO, Estados Unidos de America
First U.K. edition. Fine in fine dust jacket, in mylar cover.
Publicado por Allen Lane, 2013. 9781846141126, 2013
ISBN 10: 1846141125ISBN 13: 9781846141126
Librería: Rothwell & Dunworth (ABA, ILAB), Dulverton, Reino Unido
Libro Original o primera edición
Illus. With Photos Ilustrador. 1st edn 1st printing. 8vo. Original white lettered maroon cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (Fine in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. xxvi + 436, illus with b&w photos, maps and tables (pages tanned at edges; no inscriptions).
Publicado por Allen Lane, London, 2013
ISBN 10: 1846141125ISBN 13: 9781846141126
Librería: Adelaide Booksellers, Clarence Gardens, SA, Australia
Libro Original o primera edición
Hardback. Illus. With Photos Ilustrador. 1st Edition. Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 436 pages. The focus of this book os not the commanders, nor the men, but rather on those "in the middle" who worked out how to achieve the objectives - for example Major-General Percy Hobart who invented the "funny tanks" which flattened the curve on the D-Day beaches.
Publicado por Random House, New York, 2013
Librería: Vero Beach Books, Vero Beach, FL, Estados Unidos de America
Libro Original o primera edición
Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. 1st Edition. Fine unread condition gray boards/blue spine/silver spine lettering contained in a fine condition non price-clipped photographic dust jacket. Includes List of Other Books by Paul Kennedy; Author Dedication; Preliminary Page Quote; List of Maps and Tables; Introduction; Acknowledgments; Notes; Bibliography; Credits; Index and About the Author. Illustrated with a section of black-and-white photographic plates and black-and-white maps. "Paul Kennedy, award-winning author of The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers and one of today's most renowned historians, now provides a new and unique look at how World War II was won. Engineers of Victory is a fascinating nuts-and-bolts account of the strategic factors that led to Allied victory. Kennedy reveals how the leaders' grand strategy was carried out by the ordinary soldiers, scientists, engineers, and businessmen responsible for realizing their commanders' visions of success. In January 1943, FDR and Churchill convened in Casablanca and established the Allied objectives for the war: to defeat the Nazi blitzkrieg; to control the Atlantic sea lanes and the air over western and central Europe; to take the fight to the European mainland; and to end Japan's imperialism. Astonishingly, a little over a year later, these ambitious goals had nearly all been accomplished. With riveting, tactical detail, Engineers of Victory reveals how. Kennedy recounts the inside stories of the invention of the cavity magnetron, a miniature radar as small as a soup plate, and the Hedgehog, a multi-headed grenade launcher that allowed the Allies to overcome the threat to their convoys crossing the Atlantic; the critical decision by engineers to install a super-charged Rolls-Royce engine in the P-51 Mustang, creating a fighter plane more powerful that the Luftwaffe's; and the innovative use of pontoon bridges (made from rafts strung together) to help Russian troops cross rivers and elude the Nazi blitzkrieg. He takes readers behind the scenes, unveiling exactly how thousands of individual Allied planes and fighting ships were choreographed to collectively pull off the invasion of Normandy, and illuminating how crew chiefs perfected the high-flying and inaccessible B-29 Superfortress that would drop the atomic bombs on Japan. The story of World War II is often told as a grand narrative, as if it were fought by supermen or decided by fate. Here Kennedy uncovers the real heroes of the war, highlighting for the first time the creative strategies, tactics, and organizational decisions that made the lofty Allied objectives into a successful reality. In an even more significant way, Engineers of Victory has another claim to our attention, for it restores the middle level of war to its rightful place in history." - from the inner front jacket flap.
Publicado por Allen Lane, 2013
ISBN 10: 1846141125ISBN 13: 9781846141126
Librería: Michael Moons Bookshop, PBFA, Whitehaven, CUMBR, Reino Unido
Miembro de asociación: PBFA
Libro Original o primera edición
Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. Illus. With Photos Ilustrador. 1st Edition. 1st edition, 2013. Original pictorial dustjacket near fine. Maroon cloth lettered in white as new. Pages very clean & tight. No inscriptions. Illustrated. 436 pages. A heavy book, extra postage costs may apply.
Publicado por Random House 2013, 2013
Librería: Hard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd., Dunedin, OTAGO, Nueva Zelanda
Miembro de asociación: IOBA
Super octavo hardcover (nr fine) in d/w (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.
Publicado por Penguin London, 2014
Librería: A Book for all Reasons, PBFA & ibooknet, Lowestoft, Reino Unido
Miembro de asociación: PBFA
1st in imprint, trade paperback, xxvi, 436pp, 16pp half tone photo ills., maps in text, photo pictorial montage upper wrapper, an accouint of some of the Allies' logistical challenges of WW2 and how they were overcome, including protecion of convoys, command of the air, combatting the German Blitzkrieg, how to assault an enemy-held shore, etc., very slight roll to spine, lightly rubbed at tips, light foxing, edges tanned, ISBN:9780141036090 - very good,
Publicado por Random House New York 2013, 2013
Librería: Andrew Barnes Books / Military Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
reprint dust jacket As New octavo xxvi + 436pp., b/w plates, maps, notes, bibliog., index, 'When President Roosevelt, & Prime Minister Churchill convened in Casablanca in January 1943, they discussed strategic objectives to defeat the Nazis, & a group of engineers came up with new inventions inc. mini-Radar, the hedgehog multi-headed grenade launcher & the super-charged Rolls-Royce engine.'.
Publicado por Harper Collins Toronto 2013, 2013
Librería: Andrew Barnes Books / Military Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Original o primera edición
1st edition dust jacket As New octavo xxvi + 436pp., b/w plates, maps, notes, bibliog., index, 'When President Roosevelt, & Prime Minister Churchill convened in Casablanca in January 1943, they discussed strategic objectives to defeat the Nazis, & a group of engineers came up with new inventions inc. mini-Radar, the hedgehog multi-headed grenade launcher & the super-charged Rolls-Royce engine.'.
Publicado por Random House, New York, 2013. ISBN 9781400067619., 2013
Librería: Alexander Fax Booksellers, Mawson, ACT, Australia
Hard cover dust wrapper, xxvi/436pp, b&w plates. Fine. An account of how the tide was turned by the Allies in WWII. In 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. This 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'.
Publicado por Allen Lane, London .UK, 2013
ISBN 10: 1846141125ISBN 13: 9781846141126
Librería: powellbooks Somerset UK., Ilminster, SOM, Reino Unido
Miembro de asociación: IOBA
Libro Original o primera edición
Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. Illus. With Photos Ilustrador. 1st Edition. The focus of this book is not upon the commanders who directed allied forces, nor for the most part, the soldiers on the ground , but the problem-solvers, the men and women in the middle who actually worked out how to achieve these objectives in practice. The boards, text block and dust jacket are all clean , square and tight. Book price includes 2nd class parcel post in UK only.