Churchill's Secret Weapons
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Churchill's Secret Weapons by Patrick Delaforce
In the dark days when Britain stood alone, Prime Minister Churchill realised that, to win the war against an enemy superior in strength, science had to be harnessed to devise new weapons. Three men had Churchill's confidence; Lord Cherwell (the Prof), his brilliant main scientific adviser; Millis Jefferis who ran MDI (The Toy Factory); and an irascible and eccentric Major General Percy Hobart. Despite being Monty's brother-in-law and a talented tank expert, Hobart had been banished to the Home Guard. Churchill rescued him and tasked him to form, equip and train a secret armoured division which went on to storm the Normandy Beaches. Hobart was the mastermind behind an extraordinary collection of tank-based secret weapons (known as Hobart's Funnies) which supported every British and Canadian army and many US divisions for the rest of the War.
Patrick Delaforce has written over 20 military history books including Wellington Le Beau (Pen and Sword 2004) and Smashing The Atlantic Wall (Pen and Sword 2005). He writes with personal knowledge as he fought in NW Europe with the Royal Horse Artillery of 11th Armoured Division. He lives in Sussex.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781844153442 |
| ISBN 10 | 1844153444 |
| Title | Churchill's Secret Weapons |
| Author | Patrick Delaforce |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Pen & Sword Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2006-03-16 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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