Format:
XIII, 323, [12] S.
,
Ill., Kt.
,
24 cm
Edition:
1. print.
ISBN:
9781594161162
Content:
In August 1940, a German invasion of Britain looked inevitable. Churchill gambled on an unorthodox plan: a team would travel under cover to the United States and give the still-neutral Americans the best of Britain's secrets, in hopes that the US would provide financial and manufacturing support-- perhaps even entry into the war
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [299]-311) and index
,
"The bombers will always get through" -- America's first line of defense -- The Tizard Committee -- Bawdsley Manor -- The "special relationship" -- Prime Minister Churchill -- The common cause -- A simple stroke of genius -- Three thousand miles from war -- The mission takes shape -- First contact -- The Duchess of Richmond -- Unparalleled power -- An American mandate -- Radiation laboratory -- A two-ocean war -- Secret weapons -- The mission's legacy -- Appendix. Minutes of the first meeting of the British Technical Mission to the USA.
Language:
English
Subjects:
History
Keywords:
Großbritannien
;
USA
;
Tizard, Henry Thomas 1885-1959
;
Zweiter Weltkrieg
;
Technologietransfer
