Top secret exchange : the Tizard mission and the scientific war / David Zimmerman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Zimmerman, David, 1959-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tizard, Henry Thomas, 1885-1959.

Tizard, Henry Thomas.

World War, 1939-1945--Military intelligence--Great Britain.

World War, 1939-1945.

World War, 1939-1945--Military intelligence--United States.

World War, 1939-1945--Military intelligence--Canada.

World War, 1939-1945--Technology.

World War, 1939-1945--Science.

Physical Description:

xii, 252 p. : ill.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, 1996.

Summary:

Zimmerman traces the early development of the mission from Britain's initial attempts at technical cooperation in World War I and unsuccessful efforts to restart it in the late 1930s. He highlights Winston Churchill's prominent, yet remarkably inconsistent, role in the story and the often tumultuous diplomatic relations with the Roosevelt administration. Among the secrets Britain revealed was the cavity magnetron, which made microwave radar possible. The Tizard Mission established an effective system of teamwork for Allied technical and scientific cooperation, and it was this teamwork that proved to be a crucial factor in Allied technical superiority. It was also the beginning of the much longer story of Anglo-American scientific and technical cooperation. The Tizard Mission served as a model for the international technical cooperation that continues today in organizations such as NATO.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Abbreviations

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Scientists and Soldiers

The Problem with Quid Pro Quo

Hill's Mission

An Irrevocable Decision

The Mission Begins

The Great Exchange

The Transformation of American Science

The Mission and Canada

Aftermath of the Mission

Epilogue

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-7735-6597-3

OCLC:

1394872805