GI Ingenuity - Couverture souple

Carafano, James Jay

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0811734684 ISBN 13 : 9780811734684

Editeur : Stackpole Books, 2007

Synopsis

One-of-a-kind retelling of the Normandy campaign

Places the 1944 battle for France in its social, economic, scientific, and technological context
GI Ingenuity is in large part an old-fashioned combat narrative, with mayhem and mass slaughter at center stage. But the book goes farther, combining military history with the history of science, technology, and culture to show how the American soldier improvised, innovated, and adapted on the battlefield. Among the improvisations and technologies covered are tanks equipped with hedgerow cutters, the coordination of air and ground attacks, and the use of radios and aircraft to direct artillery fire--all of which contributed to American success on D-Day and afterwards.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

James Jay Carafano, a retired army lieutenant colonel, has taught at West Point, the Naval War College, National Defense University, and Georgetown. He lives near Washington, DC.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Stackpole Books
• Date d'édition: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0811734684
• ISBN 13: 9780811734684
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 280
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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