Learning on ScreenOperation ‘Pluto’: The Development and Production of the Hamel Pipelines
- Synopsis
- Looks at the Hamel piplines, the purpose of which was to delivering petrol wherever required, without harbours or ships, on the invasion coast of France during World War 2. The success of this top-secret enterprise contributed to the defeat of the German army.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 36 min.
- Year of production
- 1944
- Availability
- Free loan; Free loan
- Subjects
- Engineering; History
- Keywords
- petroleum engineering; pipelines; World War II
Credits
- Contributor
- David A Mackenzie
Production Company
Sponsor
Distributor
- Name
Institution of Civil Engineers
- library@ice.org.uk
- Web
- http://www.ice.org.uk External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7665 2251
- Fax
- 020 7976 7610
- Address
- Library
1 Great George Street
London
SW1P 3AA - Notes
- The ICE library has hundreds of VHS tapes and a growing collection of DVDs for loan to members and lecturers interested in the work of professional engineers. Audio recordings of a range of recent lectures held at the ICE are available for free online playback.
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