Edition |
First hardcover edition. |
Description |
viii, 438 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Summary |
Describes the scientists, engineers, doctors and mathematicians who were fighting World War I from the homefront, making positive and integral contributions in the areas of code-breaking, aeronautics and research that resulted in some of the century's most significant strides forward. |
Subject(S) |
World War, 1914-1918 -- Science.
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World War, 1914-1918 -- Propaganda.
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World War, 1914-1918 -- Cryptography.
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ISBN |
9781605986944 |
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1605986941 |
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