Hall, Charlie (2019) British Exploitation of German Science and Technology, 1943-1949. Routledge Studies in Second World War History . Routledge ISBN 978-0-8153-5838-1. E-ISBN 978-1-351-12255-9. (doi:10.4324/9781351122559) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:72338)
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Abstract
At the end of the Second World War, Germany lay at the mercy of its occupiers, all of whom launched programmes of scientific and technological exploitation. Each occupying nation sought to bolster their own armouries and industries with the spoils of war, and Britain was no exception. Shrouded in secrecy yet directed at the top levels of government and driven by ingenuity from across the civil service and armed forces, Britain made exploitation a key priority. By examining factories and laboratories, confiscating prototypes and blueprints, and interrogating and even recruiting German experts, Britain sought to utilise the innovations of the last war to prepare for the next. This ground-breaking book tells the full story of British exploitation for the first time, sheds new light on the legacies of the Second World War, and contributes to histories of intelligence, science, warfare and power in the midst of the twentieth century.
Item Type: | Book |
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DOI/Identification number: | 10.4324/9781351122559 |
Subjects: |
D History General and Old World > DA Great Britain D History General and Old World > DD Germany |
Divisions: | Divisions > Division of Arts and Humanities > School of History |
Depositing User: | Charlie Hall |
Date Deposited: | 11 Feb 2019 15:53 UTC |
Last Modified: | 05 Nov 2024 12:34 UTC |
Resource URI: | https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/72338 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes) |
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