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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.

Publication Info. New York : Dutton, [2024]
1 hold on first copy returned of 3 copies
Bookmark link: https://library.naperville-lib.org:444/record=b3175832~S1
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 95th Street Adult Nonfiction-NEW  940.5451 LAN    AVAILABLE
 Naper Blvd. Adult Nonfiction-NEW  940.5451 LAN    AVAILABLE
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Description 438 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-418) and index.
Subject Deep diving -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Commando operations -- Great Britain.
Great Britain. Royal Navy -- Commando troops.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations -- Submarine.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Amphibious operations.
Midget submarines -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, British.
Haldane, J. B. S. (John Burdon Sanderson), 1892-1964.
Military research -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- France -- Normandy.
ISBN 9780593184936 (hardback)
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