Engineers of victory
by Paul M. Kennedy · first published 2013
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An account of how the tide was turned against the Nazis by the Allies in the Second World War. It focuses 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.
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For a good overview on the key role that enginners, scientists, and 'technologists' had in helping to win WW2 for the Allies, see Engineers of victory: the problem solvers who turned the tide in the Second World War by Kennedy: > Kennedy recounts the inside stories of the invention of the cavity magnetron, a miniature radar “as small as a soup plate,”…
on “The jerrycan design goes back over 80 years (2020)” ↗> Even WW2 was largely won by infantry and artillery, tanks and aircraft are way overrated. You may wish to read Engineers of Victory: The Making of the War Machine That Defeated the Nazis by Paul Kennedy: > Kennedy recounts the inside stories of the invention of the cavity magnetron, a miniature radar “as small as a soup plate,” and…
on “When Mongols Set Out to Conquer the World, There Was One Limiting Factor: Grass” ↗If you're interested in topics like this, check out Paul Kennedy's "Engineers of Victory". It basically talks about how the road to victory in WWII were a number of operational and technological challenges that needed to be solved. http://www.amazon.com/Engineers-Victory-Problem-Solvers-Turn...
on “Briefcase 'that changed the world' (2007)” ↗…going through the messages.[0] It has been remarked that 'cracking Enigma shortened the war by X years',[1] so for some people this could be considered "significantly influenced". However, after reading Engineers of Victory by Paul Kennedy: > 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…
on “What Is Post-Quantum Cryptography? – NIST” ↗…patrolled all through the night by aircraft equipped with centimetric radar, Leigh Lights, depth charges, acoustic torpedoes, even rockets, Doenitz’s submarines knew no rest." [0] [0] Kennedy, Paul. Engineers of Victory: The Problem Solvers Who Turned The Tide in the Second World War, from the chapter 'How to Get Convoys Safely Across the Atlantic'
on “Why the US Navy Won't Blast the Iranians and 'Open' Strait of Hormuz” ↗