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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.

John Wilson was a technician during ww2 servicing Spitfires during the North Africa Campaign through into Italy.

Journey back to the era of steam locomotives with Henry Dawson as he shares captivating vignettes of railroad men. These tales illuminate the bravery and heroism of those who faced perilous challenges on the tracks, revealing that they were much more than just rough individuals—they were true pioneers of their time. (Summary adapted from the Preface)

Unaffiliated Researcher Christopher J Garcia looks at how computers changed the arts. Clips of interviews, performances, lectures and more combine with Chris telling the stories of the ways in which Computers became as instrumental to the Arts as the paintbrush, baton, camera, and chisel.

The revered New York Times bestselling author traces the development of technology from the Industrial Age to the Digital Age to explore the single component crucial to advancement—precision—in a superb history that is both an homage and a warning for our future. The rise of manufacturing...

This is the official report, published nearly 11 months after the first and only atomic bombings in history (to date), of a group of military physicians and engineers who accompanied the initial contingent of U.S. soldiers into the destroyed cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The report presents a clinical description of the devastation, loss of life and continued suffering of the survivors that resulted from the world's first and only atomic bombings, to date. The appendix is an eyewitness account, contrasting vividly with the dispassionate sang-froid of the report itself, written by a German ...