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Author:

Lance, Rachel, author.

Title:

Chamber divers : the untold story of the D-day scientists who changed special operations forever / Rachel Lance.

Publisher:

Dutton,

Copyright Date:

2024

Description:

438 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-418) and index.

Contents:

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.

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.

ISBN:

0593184939
9780593184936

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1428060557

LCCN:

2023021745

Locations:

TCPG826 -- Bettendorf Public Library Information Center (Bettendorf)

SAPG074 -- Cedar Falls Public Library (Cedar Falls)

DBPE173 -- Clear Lake Public Library (Clear Lake)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

GOPG641 -- Marshalltown Public Library (Marshalltown)