Churchill's Secret Weapons: the Story of Hobart's Funnies by Patrick Delaforce

Churchill's Secret Weapons: the Story of Hobart's Funnies 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 the 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.

Delaforce, Patrick: - Patrick Delaforce fought as a troop leader in Normandy and also served in Germany and Holland during the Second World War. He was awarded the Bronze Cross of Orange-Nassau and was twice mentioned in despatches. After the war he worked as a Port wine shipper and in advertising before becoming a professional writer. He is the author of many Military History books as well as a number of travel books and biographies.

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ISBN 13	9781844154647
ISBN 10	1844154645
Titre	Churchill's Secret Weapons: the Story of Hobart's Funnies
Auteur	Patrick Delaforce
État	Non disponible
Type de reliure	Paperback
Éditeur	Pen And Sword
Année de publication	2008-10-20
Nombre de pages	224
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