Description: Winston Churchill's ToyshopThe Inside Story of Military Intelligence (Research) Author(s): Stuart MacRae Format: Paperback Publisher: Amberley Publishing, United Kingdom Imprint: Amberley Publishing ISBN-13: 9781445608426, 978-1445608426 Synopsis The inside story of one of the most famous of all the 'back rooms' of the Second World War - and of the men and women who worked for it. Conceived by Winston Churchill to circumvent the delays, frustrations and inefficiencies of the service ministries, Department [url] earned from its detractors the soubriquet 'Winston Churchill's Toyshop', yet from a tiny underground workshop housed in the cellars of the London offices of Radio Normandie in Portland Place, and subsequently from the 'stockbroker Tudor' of a millionaire's country mansion in Buckinghamshire, came an astonishing array of secret weapons ranging from the 'sticky bomb' and 'limpet mine' to giant bridge-carrying assault tanks, as well as the PIAT, a tank-destroying, hand-held mortar. Written by Colonel Stuart Macrae, who helped found [url] and was its second-in-command throughout its life, the story is told of this relatively unknown establishment and the weapons it developed which helped destroy innumerable enemy tanks, aircraft and ships.
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Book Title: Winston Churchill's Toyshop
Number of Pages: 192 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Winston Churchill's Toyshop: the inside Story of Military Intelligence (Research)
Publisher: Amberley Publishing
Publication Year: 2012
Subject: Government, History
Item Height: 198 mm
Item Weight: 210 g
Type: Textbook
Author: Colonel Stuart Macrae
Item Width: 124 mm
Format: Paperback
