Title Chamber divers : the untold story of the D-Day scientists who changed special operations forever / Rachel Lance.

Publication Info.	[New York] : Dutton, [2024]
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Description	438 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-418) and index.
Contents	Prologue: "A piece of cake" -- 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.
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.
	Haldane, J. B. S. (John Burdon Sanderson), 1892-1964 (OCoLC)fst00005940
	Great Britain. Royal Navy (OCoLC)fst00529487
	Armed Forces -- Commando troops (OCoLC)fst01351755
	Deep diving (OCoLC)fst00889476
	Midget submarines (OCoLC)fst01020582
	Military campaigns (OCoLC)fst01710190
	Military operations, Amphibious (OCoLC)fst01710232
	Military operations, Commando (OCoLC)fst01710243
	Military operations, Naval -- Submarine (OCoLC)fst01710248
	Military research (OCoLC)fst01021439
	France -- Normandy (OCoLC)fst01210709
	Great Britain (OCoLC)fst01204623
	World War (1939-1945) (OCoLC)fst01180924
Chronological Term	1900-1999
Genre/Form	History (OCoLC)fst01411628
	Informational works.
Other Form:	Online version: Lance, Rachel. Chamber divers New York : Penguin Random House, 2024 9780593184950 (DLC) 2023021746
ISBN	9780593184936 (hardback)
	0593184939 (hardback)
	9780593184950 (ebook)
	0593184955 (ebook)

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