Chamber divers, the untold story of the D-Day scientists who changed special operations forever, Rachel Lance
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Chamber divers, the untold story of the D-Day scientists who changed special operations forever, Rachel Lance
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-418) and index
resource.biographical
contains biographical information
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Chamber divers
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
1405191333
Responsibility statement
Rachel Lance
Sub title
the untold story of the D-Day scientists who changed special operations forever
Summary
"This is a previously classified story of one group of scientific researchers-men and women-who exposed themselves to extraordinary risks to make D-Day a success"--, Provided by publisher
Table Of Contents
Prologue: "A piece of cake" -- Professor Haldane and Dr. Spurway's problem -- Brooklyn Bridge of death -- Devil's bubbles -- Subsunk -- Love, cooking, and communism -- Drunk and doing math -- Everyday poisonous gases -- The blitz -- The piggery -- The littlest pig -- Lung maps -- Nerves -- The inevitable solution -- The midget subs -- Airs of Overlord -- The operations -- The longest days -- The unremembered
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- Midget submarines -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century
- Military research -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century
- World War, 1939-1945 + Naval operations + Submarine
- World War, 1939-1945 + Campaigns -- France -- Normandy
- Informational works
- World War, 1939-1945 + Amphibious operations
- Haldane, J. B. S., John Burdon Sanderson, 1892-1964
- World War, 1939-1945 + Naval operations, British
- World War, 1939-1945 + Commando operations -- Great Britain
- Deep diving -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century
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- Midget submarines -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century
- Military research -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century
- World War, 1939-1945 + Naval operations + Submarine
- World War, 1939-1945 + Campaigns -- France -- Normandy
- Informational works
- World War, 1939-1945 + Amphibious operations
- Haldane, J. B. S., John Burdon Sanderson, 1892-1964
- World War, 1939-1945 + Naval operations, British
- World War, 1939-1945 + Commando operations -- Great Britain
- Deep diving -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century
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- Author1
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