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

Author/creator Lance, Rachel author.
Format Book and Print
Publication Info [New York, New York] : Dutton, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, [2024]
Copyright Notice ©2024
Description438 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Portion of title Untold story of the D-Day scientists who changed special operations forever
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.
Abstract "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.
General notePlace of publication from publisher's website.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Issued in other formOnline version: Lance, Rachel. Chamber divers New York : Penguin Random House, 2024 9780593184950
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Genre/formInformational works.
Genre/formDocuments d'information.
LCCN 2023021745
ISBN9780593184936
ISBN0593184939 (hardcover)
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