American raiders [[electronic resource] ] : the race to capture the Luftwaffe's secrets / / Wolfgang W.E. Samuel |
Autore | Samuel Wolfgang W. E |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Jackson, : University Press of Mississippi, c2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (512 p.) |
Disciplina | 940.54/8673 |
Soggetto topico |
Aeronautics, Military - Research - United States - History - 20th century
Technology transfer - Germany - History - 20th century Technology transfer - United States - History - 20th century World War, 1939-1945 - Science World War, 1939-1945 - Technology |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-282-48487-7
9786612484872 1-60473-136-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Preface and Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; 1. The Way Things Were-1945; 2. The German Jets; 3. Jet Encounters; 4. The Defiant Few; 5. Colonel Harold E. Watson; 6. The 1st Tactical Air Force (Provisional); 7. Organizing to Disarm the Luftwaffe; 8. Operation Lusty; 9. Solving the Japanese Riddle; 10. A Mother Lode of Aviation Technology; 11. The Secrets of Völkenrode and Kochel; 12. The Feudin' 54th; 13. Watson Picks His Team; 14. Lager Lechfeld; 15. P-47 Jug Pilots; 16. Watson's Whizzers; 17. The Merseburg Fan Club; 18. Project Seahorse; 19. Melun-Villaroche
20. Roast Duck at Aalborg21. The Arado 234 Caper; 22. So Far, So Good; 23. The Conquering Hero; 24. The Focke-Wulf 190 Tragedy; 25. Air Shows and Air Races; 26. The Birth of Project Overcast; 27. Project Overcast and One Man's Experience; 28. From Overcast to Paperclip; 29. How Captain Wenzel Made American Citizens Out of Enemy Aliens; 30. The Way Things Changed; Afterword: What Became of All These Good Men?; Notes; Sources; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910452233903321 |
Samuel Wolfgang W. E | ||
Jackson, : University Press of Mississippi, c2004 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|
American raiders : the race to capture the Luftwaffe's secrets / / Wolfgang W.E. Samuel |
Autore | Samuel Wolfgang W. E |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Jackson, : University Press of Mississippi, c2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xvii, 493 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 940.54/8673 |
Soggetto topico |
Aeronautics, Military - Research - United States - History - 20th century
Technology transfer - Germany - History - 20th century Technology transfer - United States - History - 20th century World War, 1939-1945 - Science World War, 1939-1945 - Technology |
ISBN |
1-282-48487-7
9786612484872 1-60473-136-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Preface and Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; 1. The Way Things Were-1945; 2. The German Jets; 3. Jet Encounters; 4. The Defiant Few; 5. Colonel Harold E. Watson; 6. The 1st Tactical Air Force (Provisional); 7. Organizing to Disarm the Luftwaffe; 8. Operation Lusty; 9. Solving the Japanese Riddle; 10. A Mother Lode of Aviation Technology; 11. The Secrets of Völkenrode and Kochel; 12. The Feudin' 54th; 13. Watson Picks His Team; 14. Lager Lechfeld; 15. P-47 Jug Pilots; 16. Watson's Whizzers; 17. The Merseburg Fan Club; 18. Project Seahorse; 19. Melun-Villaroche
20. Roast Duck at Aalborg21. The Arado 234 Caper; 22. So Far, So Good; 23. The Conquering Hero; 24. The Focke-Wulf 190 Tragedy; 25. Air Shows and Air Races; 26. The Birth of Project Overcast; 27. Project Overcast and One Man's Experience; 28. From Overcast to Paperclip; 29. How Captain Wenzel Made American Citizens Out of Enemy Aliens; 30. The Way Things Changed; Afterword: What Became of All These Good Men?; Notes; Sources; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910781815003321 |
Samuel Wolfgang W. E | ||
Jackson, : University Press of Mississippi, c2004 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|
American raiders : the race to capture the Luftwaffe's secrets / / Wolfgang W.E. Samuel |
Autore | Samuel Wolfgang W. E |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Jackson, : University Press of Mississippi, c2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xvii, 493 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 940.54/8673 |
Soggetto topico |
Aeronautics, Military - Research - United States - History - 20th century
Technology transfer - Germany - History - 20th century Technology transfer - United States - History - 20th century World War, 1939-1945 - Science World War, 1939-1945 - Technology |
ISBN |
1-282-48487-7
9786612484872 1-60473-136-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Preface and Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; 1. The Way Things Were-1945; 2. The German Jets; 3. Jet Encounters; 4. The Defiant Few; 5. Colonel Harold E. Watson; 6. The 1st Tactical Air Force (Provisional); 7. Organizing to Disarm the Luftwaffe; 8. Operation Lusty; 9. Solving the Japanese Riddle; 10. A Mother Lode of Aviation Technology; 11. The Secrets of Völkenrode and Kochel; 12. The Feudin' 54th; 13. Watson Picks His Team; 14. Lager Lechfeld; 15. P-47 Jug Pilots; 16. Watson's Whizzers; 17. The Merseburg Fan Club; 18. Project Seahorse; 19. Melun-Villaroche
20. Roast Duck at Aalborg21. The Arado 234 Caper; 22. So Far, So Good; 23. The Conquering Hero; 24. The Focke-Wulf 190 Tragedy; 25. Air Shows and Air Races; 26. The Birth of Project Overcast; 27. Project Overcast and One Man's Experience; 28. From Overcast to Paperclip; 29. How Captain Wenzel Made American Citizens Out of Enemy Aliens; 30. The Way Things Changed; Afterword: What Became of All These Good Men?; Notes; Sources; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910816430103321 |
Samuel Wolfgang W. E | ||
Jackson, : University Press of Mississippi, c2004 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|
Endgame in the Pacific [[electronic resource] ] : complexity, strategy, and the B-29 / / G. Scott Gorman |
Autore | Gorman G. Scott <1963-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. : , : Air University Press, , [2000] |
Soggetto topico |
B-29 (Bomber)
World War, 1939-1945 - Aerial operations, American World War, 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Japan World War, 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Pacific Ocean World War, 1939-1945 - Technology |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Altri titoli varianti | Complexity, strategy, and the B-29 |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910698262703321 |
Gorman G. Scott <1963-> | ||
Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. : , : Air University Press, , [2000] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|
Engineering Hitler's downfall : the brains that enabled victory / / Lieutenant Commander Gwilym Roberts |
Autore | Roberts Gwilym |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Dunbeath, Scotland : , : Whittles Publishing, , [2018] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xiv, 226 pages) : illustrations, maps |
Disciplina | 940.54867308850943 |
Soggetto topico | World War, 1939-1945 - Technology |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 1-84995-449-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910511474403321 |
Roberts Gwilym | ||
Dunbeath, Scotland : , : Whittles Publishing, , [2018] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|
Engineering Hitler's downfall : the brains that enabled victory / / Lieutenant Commander Gwilym Roberts |
Autore | Roberts Gwilym |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Dunbeath, Scotland : , : Whittles Publishing, , [2018] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xiv, 226 pages) : illustrations, maps |
Disciplina | 940.54867308850943 |
Soggetto topico | World War, 1939-1945 - Technology |
ISBN | 1-84995-449-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910793504103321 |
Roberts Gwilym | ||
Dunbeath, Scotland : , : Whittles Publishing, , [2018] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|
Engineering Hitler's downfall : the brains that enabled victory / / Lieutenant Commander Gwilym Roberts |
Autore | Roberts Gwilym |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Dunbeath, Scotland : , : Whittles Publishing, , [2018] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xiv, 226 pages) : illustrations, maps |
Disciplina | 940.54867308850943 |
Soggetto topico | World War, 1939-1945 - Technology |
ISBN | 1-84995-449-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910812145303321 |
Roberts Gwilym | ||
Dunbeath, Scotland : , : Whittles Publishing, , [2018] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|
The science of war : Canadian scientists and Allied military technology during the Second World War / / Donald H. Avery |
Autore | Avery Donald <1938-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 1998 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (439 p.) |
Disciplina | 940.548 |
Soggetto topico |
World War, 1939-1945 - Science - Canada
World War, 1939-1945 - Technology Military research - Canada - History Military weapons - Canada - History World War, 1939-1945 - Canada |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-282-03994-6
9786612039942 1-4426-8231-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. Canada's Defence Scientists: Organizing for War, 1938-1940 -- 2. Building the Defence Science Alliance, 1940-1943 -- 3. Radar Research and Allied Cooperation, 1940-1945 -- 4. Weapons Systems: Proximity Fuses and RDX -- 5. Chemical Warfare Planning, 1939-1945 -- 6. Canadian Biological and Toxin Warfare Research: Development and Planning, 1939-1945 -- 7. Atomic Research: The Montreal Laboratory, 1942-1946 -- 8. Secrets, Security, and Spies, 1939-1945 -- 9. Scientists, National Security, and the Cold War -- Conclusion -- APPENDIX 1: Major Military, Political, and Scientific Events -- APPENDIX 2: Brief Biographical Sketches -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Illustration Credits -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455951603321 |
Avery Donald <1938-> | ||
Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 1998 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|
The science of war : Canadian scientists and Allied military technology during the Second World War / / Donald H. Avery |
Autore | Avery Donald <1938-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 1998 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (439 p.) |
Disciplina | 940.548 |
Soggetto topico |
World War, 1939-1945 - Science - Canada
World War, 1939-1945 - Technology Military research - Canada - History Military weapons - Canada - History World War, 1939-1945 - Canada |
Soggetto genere / forma |
Livres numeriques.
History e-books. Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-282-03994-6
9786612039942 1-4426-8231-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | ; 1. Canada's Defence Scientists: Organizing for War, 1938-1940 -- ; 2. Building the Defence Science Alliance, 1940-1943 -- ; 3. Radar Research and Allied Cooperation, 1940-1945 -- ; 4. Weapons Systems: Proximity Fuses and RDX -- ; 5. Chemical Warfare Planning, 1939-1945 -- ; 6. Canadian Biological and Toxin Warfare Research: Development and Planning, 1939-1945 -- ; 7. Atomic Research: The Montreal Laboratory, 1942-1946 -- ; 8. Secrets, Security, and Spies, 1939-1945 -- ; 9. Scientists, National Security, and the Cold War -- ; Appendix 1. Major Military, Political, and Scientific Events -- ; Appendix 2. Brief Biographical Sketches. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780426103321 |
Avery Donald <1938-> | ||
Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 1998 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|
The science of war : Canadian scientists and Allied military technology during the Second World War / / Donald H. Avery |
Autore | Avery Donald <1938-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 1998 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (439 p.) |
Disciplina | 940.548 |
Soggetto topico |
World War, 1939-1945 - Science - Canada
World War, 1939-1945 - Technology Military research - Canada - History Military weapons - Canada - History World War, 1939-1945 - Canada |
Soggetto genere / forma |
Livres numeriques.
History e-books. Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-282-03994-6
9786612039942 1-4426-8231-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | ; 1. Canada's Defence Scientists: Organizing for War, 1938-1940 -- ; 2. Building the Defence Science Alliance, 1940-1943 -- ; 3. Radar Research and Allied Cooperation, 1940-1945 -- ; 4. Weapons Systems: Proximity Fuses and RDX -- ; 5. Chemical Warfare Planning, 1939-1945 -- ; 6. Canadian Biological and Toxin Warfare Research: Development and Planning, 1939-1945 -- ; 7. Atomic Research: The Montreal Laboratory, 1942-1946 -- ; 8. Secrets, Security, and Spies, 1939-1945 -- ; 9. Scientists, National Security, and the Cold War -- ; Appendix 1. Major Military, Political, and Scientific Events -- ; Appendix 2. Brief Biographical Sketches. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910819525803321 |
Avery Donald <1938-> | ||
Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 1998 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|