{"product_id":"secret-warriors-9780349138831","title":"Secret Warriors","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe First World War is often viewed as a war fought by armies of millions living and fighting in trenches, aided by brutal machinery that cost the lives of many. But behind all of this a scientific war was also being fought between engineers, chemists, physicists, doctors,mathematicians and intelligence gatherers. This hidden war was to make a positive and lasting contribution to how war was conducted on land, at sea and in the air, and most importantly life at home. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci style=\"font-family:\" verdana font-size:\u003eSecret Warriors\u003c\/i\u003e provides an invaluable and fresh history of the First World War, profiling a number of the key figures who made great leaps in science for the benefit of 20th Century Britain. Told in a lively, narrative style, \u003ci style=\"font-family:\" verdana font-size:\u003eSecret Warriors \u003c\/i\u003ereveals the unknown side of the war.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExactly what you want from a history of the boffins and technological pioneers of the First World War. There are bluff military adventurers and clumsy gentleman scientists * The Times *\u003cbr\u003e[A] fascinating new take on the Great War * Daily Express *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSecret Warriors\u003c\/i\u003e is a compelling insight into the role intellectuals can play in the business of war * History of War magazine *\u003cbr\u003eUnique and timely, interesting and useful * Military History *\u003cbr\u003e[A] fascinating study * New Statesman *\u003cbr\u003eLucid and entertaining . . . \u003ci\u003eSecret Warriors\u003c\/i\u003e is full of interesting characters . . . The straightforward story Downing tells is a refreshing change from older treatments of science and war * Nature *\u003cbr\u003eThe war started the long road to the world of cyber warriors, electronic eavesdropping and large-scale chemical weapons we know today. It is a fearsome legacy, and Downing charts its birth with knowledge, wit and skill * Literary Review *\u003cbr\u003eDowning delivers a riveting account -- Starred Review * Publisher's Weekly *\u003cbr\u003eA very successful work. Downing's voice is clear and highly readable * Library Journal *\u003cbr\u003ean ingenious history that sets aside WWI's immense slaughter in order to concentrate on those who labored behind the scenes . . . Downing delivers a riveting account * Publishers Weekly *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSecret Warriors\u003c\/i\u003e lifts the lid on an underappreciated cast of characters * Herald *","brand":"Little, Brown Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47833058050391,"sku":"9780349138831","price":11.24,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780349138831.jpg?v=1710341346","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/secret-warriors-9780349138831","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}