| Weird War Two Contributor(s): Taylor, Peter (Author) |
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ISBN: 1904897436 ISBN-13: 9781904897439 Publisher: Imperial War Museums OUR PRICE: $22.50 Product Type: Hardcover Published: August 2017 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - World War Ii - Reference | Curiosities & Wonders |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 7.4" W x 7.3" (1.50 lbs) 192 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1940's |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A war as extensive and long-lasting as World War II produces an incalculable number of artifacts. And museums as big and well-stocked as the Imperial War Museums have plenty of the ones you'd expect to find: tanks, jets, helmets, guns, and the like. But there was a whole lot more to the war--and a surprising amount of it is, well, downright weird. Weird War Two pulls the strangest items from deep within the IWM's archives to offer a surprising new, wildly entertaining angle on the war. From wacky inventions such as flying jeeps and bat bombs to elusive secret agents, from wholly bizarre propaganda posters to a dummy whose role as a decoy enabled a daring escape, and from inflatable tanks to painted cows--really--Weird War Two reminds us that human ingenuity is boundless, yet at the same time that usually means that truth ends up stranger than fiction. |
Contributor Bio(s): Taylor, Peter: - Peter Taylor worked at the Imperial War Museum for three years. |