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Churchill's secret weapons: the story of Hobart's funnies

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DELAFORCE Patrick

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London: Robert Hale, 2000Description: 256pISBN:

0709067224 (pbk.):

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Summary: Describes the extraordinary secret weapons developed by "Churchill's Toy Shop" including air dropped mines, the PIAT, and a wide variety of tanks. The latter were used by the armoured division developed, trained, and lead by Major General Percy Hobart during the D Day landings and the offensive across Western Europe. The book is a tribute also to Churchill's own knowledge and his ability to cut through or circumvent bureaucracy to get things done.

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Describes the extraordinary secret weapons developed by "Churchill's Toy Shop" including air dropped mines, the PIAT, and a wide variety of tanks. The latter were used by the armoured division developed, trained, and lead by Major General Percy Hobart during the D Day landings and the offensive across Western Europe. The book is a tribute also to Churchill's own knowledge and his ability to cut through or circumvent bureaucracy to get things done.

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