Engineering Hitler's Downfall

The author is a former President of the Institution of Civil Engineers, the Smeatonian Society of Civil Engineers and is an Honorary Fellow of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, UK. He has had numerous articles and books published and in 2004 was named as one of Britain's four leading international engineers of the 20th century in The Sunday Times magazine.

`…Gwilym Robert’s takes an insightful look at hese milestones and the individuals behind them that played such a pivotal role in successof the war effort. …takes a walk through the technical development of the Second World Warthat will both enthrall and fascinate the reader into mysteries of the engineering mind’. Civil Engineering Surveyor -------------------- `...is lavishly illustrated with photographs, maps and diagram. Each chapter covers a single campaign, such as `Radar, Battle in the Air' and `Atlantic Agonies' so that by the end we have, in effect, a potted history of the war from the British perspective'. Warship World -------------------- `It's a fascinating read that includes time-lines of key events... A lasting tribute to the remarkable ingenuity and invention of these amazing scientists'. Sea Breezes -------------------- `I have, to be honest, become a little fed up with WW2 books and Hitler in general. That was until this wee gem of a book arrived. I rate this book very highly for bringing to us the science of war engineering in such a clear and enjoyable way, every time you pick it up you will learn something new... Definitely a keeper and will go into my library under "read here for fantastic facts"... ...a great read'. Army Rumour Service

• God, Churchill, and the Engineers; A Battle of Wits; Land Battles Lead to Dunkirk Evacuation; Radar, Battles in the Air, and the Blitz; Women at War; Atlantic Agonies; The Worst Journey in the World; The End of the Beginning; The Beginning of the End; Southeast Asia and the Bellicose Pacific; The 3 Rs of the Post-war World