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GI ingenuity : improvisation, technology, and winning World War II / James Jay Carafano.
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- ISBN: 9780811734684
- ISBN: 0811734684
- Physical Description: xvi, 263 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
- Publisher: Mechanicsburg, PA : Stackpole Books, 2008.
- Copyright: ©2006
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-256) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Prologue: A genius for war -- Wrong war, right war -- Day of the Doughboys -- The innovation revolution -- D-Day disasters -- Trial and error -- The air-ground miracle -- An imagining of armor -- The king of battle -- Warriors -- Epilogue: Fantastic voyage. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Public Library | NF HISTORY WW II 940 CAR (Text) | 32311111199708 | Non-Fiction | Available | - |
GI Ingenuity : Improvisation, Technology, and Winning WWII
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GI Ingenuity : Improvisation, Technology, and Winning WWII
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.
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