Blackett's War: The Men Who Defeated the Nazi U-Boats and Brought Science to the Art of Warfare Warfare - Softcover

Praise for Stephen Budiansky's Blackett's War

Recommended Reading, Scientific American

"A fascinating portrayal of how science contributed to winning the war in Europe."
--The Wall Street Journal

"A terrific story, exciting, illuminating, well told."
--Dallas Morning News

"Lively and enlightening. . . . Budiansky knowingly and entertainingly re-creates the almost constant struggle between hidebound military traditionalists and the clever civilians who saved them."
--The Washington Post

"Engaging. . . . A finely wrought and well-sourced social history of elite science's wartime mobilization. . . . A wonderful revisionist history of how intelligence derived from Bletchley Park's breakthroughs combined with Blackett's operational research to bypass and destroy the Nazi Wolfpacks."
--Fortune

"Budiansky has mastered the difficulties of the story, making it very readable and compelling . . . an important work."
--New York Journal of Books

"A fascinating and skilful blend of naval warfare, science, and British social history with a richly diverse cast of characters."
--World War II Magazine

"Little-known story of the Allied scientists whose unconventional thinking helped thwart the Nazi U-boats in World War II . . . An excellent, well-researched account . . . an engrossing work rich in insights and anecdotes."
--Kirkus Reviews, starred review

"The little known history of a linchpin in the Allies' victory over the Nazis: Patrick Blackett. . . . For military history and science fans alike."
--Publishers Weekly