GI Ingenuity: Improvisation, Technology, and Winning World War II

- One-of-a-kind retelling of the Normandy campaign - Places the 1944 battle for France in its social, economic, scientific, and technological context GI Ingenuity is in large part an old-fashioned combat narrative, with mayhem and mass slaughter at center stage. But the book goes farther, combining military history with the history of science, technology, and culture to show how the American soldier improvised, innovated, and adapted on the battlefield. Among the improvisations and technologies covered are tanks equipped with hedgerow cutters, the coordination of air and ground attacks, and the use of radios and aircraft to direct artillery fire--all of which contributed to American success on D-Day and afterwards.

Author: James Jay Carafano
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Published: 12/13/2007
Pages: 280
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.03lbs
Size: 8.92h x 6.06w x 0.70d
ISBN13: 9780811734684
ISBN10: 0811734684
BISAC Categories:
- History | Wars & Conflicts | World War II | General
- History | Military | United States
- Technology & Engineering | History

About the Author
James Jay Carafano, a retired army lieutenant colonel, has taught at West Point, the Naval War College, National Defense University, and Georgetown. He lives near Washington, DC.