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Chamber divers : the untold story of the D-Day scientists who changed special operations forever / Rachel Lance.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lance, Rachel, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Deep diving--Great Britain--History--20th century.
- Deep diving.
- World War, 1939-1945--Commando operations--Great Britain.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- Great Britain. Royal Navy--Commando troops.
- Great Britain.
- World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations--Submarine.
- World War, 1939-1945--Amphibious operations.
- Midget submarines--Great Britain--History--20th century.
- Midget submarines.
- World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, British.
- Haldane, J. B. S. (John Burdon Sanderson), 1892-1964.
- Haldane, J. B. S.
- Military research--Great Britain--History--20th century.
- Military research.
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--France--Normandy.
- Great Britain. Royal Navy.
- Armed Forces--Commando troops.
- Military campaigns.
- Military operations, Amphibious.
- Military operations, Commando.
- Military operations, Naval--Submarine.
- France--Normandy.
- Genre:
- History
- Informational works.
- Physical Description:
- 438 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- [New York, New York] : Dutton, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, [2024]
- Summary:
- "This is a previously classified story of one group of scientific researchers--men and women--who exposed themselves to extraordinary risks to make D-Day a success"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Prologue: "A piece of cake"
- Professor Haldane and Dr. Spurway's problem
- Brooklyn Bridge of death
- Devil's bubbles
- Subsunk
- Love, cooking, and communism
- Drunk and doing math
- Everyday poisonous gases
- The blitz
- The piggery
- The littlest pig
- Lung maps
- Nerves
- The inevitable solution
- The midget subs
- Airs of Overlord
- The operations
- The longest days
- The unremembered.
- Notes:
- Place of publication from publisher's website.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Lance, Rachel. Chamber divers
- ISBN:
- 9780593184936
- 0593184939
- OCLC:
- 1405191333
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