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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Publisher Weekly Review     Table of Contents     More Content       More by this author     Budiansky, Stephen.     Subjects     Blackett, P. M. S. (Patrick Maynard Stuart), Baron Blackett, 1897-1974.     World War, 1939-1945 -- Radar.     World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations -- Submarine.     Anti-submarine warfare -- History -- 20th century.     World War, 1939-1945 -- Atlantic Ocean.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Budiansky, Stephen.       by title:      Blackett's war : the...       by call number:      940.5451 B927b     Search the Web     Budiansky, Stephen.     Blackett, P. M. S. (Patrick Maynard Stuart), Baron Blackett, 1897-1974.     World War, 1939-1945 -- Radar.     World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations -- Submarine.     Anti-submarine warfare -- History -- 20th century.     World War, 1939-1945 -- Atlantic Ocean.       MARC Display

Blackett's war : the men who defeated the Nazi U-boats and brought science to the art of warfare / Stephen Budiansky. by Budiansky, Stephen. Alfred A. Knopf, 2013. Call #: 940.5451 B927b Subjects Blackett, P. M. S. (Patrick Maynard Stuart), Baron Blackett, 1897-1974.   World War, 1939-1945 -- Radar.   World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations -- Submarine.   Anti-submarine warfare -- History -- 20th century.   World War, 1939-1945 -- Atlantic Ocean. ISBN:  9780307595966 030759596X Alternate title:  Men who defeated the Nazi U-boats and brought science to the art of warfare Edition:  1st ed. Description:  xxiii, 306 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references (p. [263]-291) and index. Contents:  An unconventional weapon -- Cruelty and squalor -- Cambridge -- Defiance and defeatism -- Remedial education -- Blackett's Circus -- The real war -- Baker's dozen -- Closing the gaps -- A very scientific victory -- Political science. Summary:  "The exciting history of a small group of British and American scientists who, during World War II, developed the new field of operational research to turn back the tide of German submarines--revolutionizing the way wars are waged and won." Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Sackville Public Library Adult Nonfiction 940.5451 B927b Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList Cole Harbour Public Library Adult Nonfiction 940.5451 B927b Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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