- Summary
- "At the end of the Second World War, Germany lay at the mercy of its occupiers, all of whom launched programmes of scientific and technological exploitation. Each occupying nation sought to bolster their own armouries and industries with the spoils of war, and Britain was no exception. Shrouded in secrecy yet directed at the top levels of government, and driven by ingenuity from across the civil service and armed forces, Britain made exploitation a key priority. By examining factories and laboratories, confiscating prototypes and blueprints, and interrogating and even recruiting German experts, Britain sought to utilise the innovations of the last war to prepare for the next. This ground-breaking book tells the full story of British exploitation for the first time, sheds new light on the legacies of the Second World War, and contributes to histories of intelligence, science, warfare, and power in the midst of the twentieth century"-- Provided by publisher
- Series
- Routledge studies in Second World War history
Routledge studies in Second World War history.
- Format
- Book
- Author/Creator
- Hall, Charlie, 1991- author.
- Published
- Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2019
- Locale
- Great Britain
Germany
Grossbritannien
- Contents
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The scientific war
The origins of exploitation
Exploitation in earnest
The spoils of war
Exploiting expertise
The brain drain
Allies and rivals
A new adversary
Exploitation and the occupation
Exploitation in context.
- Notes
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Revision of the author's thesis (doctoral)--University of Kent, 2017.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The scientific war -- The origins of exploitation -- Exploitation in earnest -- The spoils of war -- Exploiting expertise -- The brain drain -- Allies and rivals -- A new adversary -- Exploitation and the occupation -- Exploitation in context.
