Bibliograph

Secret warriors, the spies, scientists, and code breakers of World War I, Taylor Downing

Type

Label

Secret warriors, the spies, scientists, and code breakers of World War I, Taylor Downing

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

platesillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Secret warriors

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

881207854

Responsibility statement

Taylor Downing

Sub title

the spies, scientists, and code breakers of World War I

Summary

World War I is often viewed as a war fought by armies of millions living and fighting in trenches, aided by brutal machinery that cost the lives of many. But behind all of this an intellectual war was also being fought between engineers, chemists, code-breakers, physicists, doctors, mathematicians, and intelligence gatherers. This hidden war was to make a positive and lasting contribution to how war was conducted on land, at sea, and in the air, and most importantly, life at home

Target audience

adult

Classification