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About Paul Kennedy
See more books from this AuthorThe author introduces many individuals whose inventions and capacities contributed profoundly. An absorbing new approach to a well-worked field.
Read Full Review of Engineers of Victory: The Pro... | See more reviews from Kirkus...Kennedy’s volume is an important contribution to our understanding of World War II, and it sets a high standard for historians writing about other conflicts by reminding us to keep a close eye on technology.
Read Full Review of Engineers of Victory: The Pro... | See more reviews from NY TimesFor, as he shows, new weapons, processes and tactics are often decisive. Out of the fog of war, Kennedy distills the crucial elements in each campaign that brought final victory to the Allies. A masterly analysis of grand strategy.
Read Full Review of Engineers of Victory: The Pro... | See more reviews from GuardianKennedy takes a fresh and stimulating approach to the history of WWII...
Read Full Review of Engineers of Victory: The Pro... | See more reviews from Publishers WeeklyMr. Kennedy writes knowledgeably and movingly of the scientists who built the war-ending nuclear weapon at Los Alamos, N.M.
Read Full Review of Engineers of Victory: The Pro... | See more reviews from WSJ online...his knowledge of earlier conflicts adds depth and colour to his history of the middle years of the war.
Read Full Review of Engineers of Victory: The Pro... | See more reviews from The Economist...written in the clearest and most compelling style...
Read Full Review of Engineers of Victory: The Pro...Superbly written and carefully documented, this book offers fresh and creative insights about the conflict to even the most expert readers. And it will become indispensable reading for anyone who seeks to understand how and why the Allies won.
Read Full Review of Engineers of Victory: The Pro...I have immense respect for Kennedy and the depth of his research, but to devote scores of pages to such back-and-forth, minute details, and then expect readers to follow his narrative, is unreasonable...I wanted deeper personal stories.
Read Full Review of Engineers of Victory: The Pro...Hitler's dictatorship was actually rather good at both invention and logistics. What, thankfully, the Nazis were bad at was empire-building. Terrorising the conquered was never going to put the expanded Reich on a sound footing. However, a brilliant book; quite, quite brilliant.
Read Full Review of Engineers of Victory: The Pro...This superb book is Kennedy’s best. He has crafted a lucid, original take on World War II that also offers insights on broader issues of strategy and war.
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