Engineers of Victory – Paul Kenny

The author attempts to make the case that there was no specific turning point in World War II. He says a broad range of events, technological advances, and operational organization improvements that occurred between the beginning of 1943 and the middle of 1944 ultimately defined the outcome of the war.

The author identifies and develops the argument that five key strategic initiatives durning that period sealed the fate of the Axis Powers. He dedicates a chapter to each –  1) Getting convoys safely across the Atlantic; 2) Winning command of the air; 3) Stopping the Germain blitzkrieg strategy; 4)  Learning how to seize an enemy held shore; and 5) How to defeat the tyranny of distance in the Pacific. One of the key conclusions he draws is that the war was not won by the Generals and politicians or by the foot soldiers, but that middle level military officers, scientist, technicians, and managers led to the ultimate victory.