Most Secret War: British Scientific Intelligence 1939-1945 - Hardcover

Jones, R. V.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0241897467 ISBN 13: 9780241897461

Publisher: Hamish Hamilton, 1978

Synopsis

RO60069081. MOST SECRET WAR. 1978. In-8. Relié. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 556 pages. Illustré de nombreux dessins, plans, cartes photos en noir et blanc, dans et hors texte. Tranche de tête rouge. Eléments de la jaquette d'origine encollés au dos des plats et en page de titre. Annotations en page de garde.. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon

About this title

From the Back Cover:

'One of the classics of the Second World War' Daily Telegraph

Reginald Jones was nothing less than a genius. And his appointment to the Intelligence Section of Britain's Air Ministry in 1939 led to some of the most astonishing scientific and technological breakthroughs of World War Two.

In Most Secret War he details how Britain stealthily stole the war from under the Germans' noses by outsmarting their intelligence at every turn. He tells of the 'battle of the beams'; detecting and defeating flying bombs; using chaff to confuse radar; and many other ingenious ideas and devices.

Pitting himself in a desperate battle of wits against his Nazi counterparts, Jones was the man with the plan to save Britain. His story makes for riveting reading.

'Every bit as good as a Deighton or Le Carré yarn' Guardian

'A blockbuster of a book' MRD Foot

'The most fascinating book on WWII that I have ever read' AJP Taylor

About the Author:

Reginald Victor Jones was an English physicist and scientific military intelligence expert who played an important role in the defence of Britain in the Second World War. He died in 1997.

About this edition

• Publisher: Hamish Hamilton
• Publication date: 1978
• ISBN 10: 0241897467
• ISBN 13: 9780241897461
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 556