The Searchers : How Radio Interception Changed the Course of Both World Wars

Macksey, Kenneth

ISBN 10: 0304365459 / ISBN 13: 9780304365456

Published by Cassell, 2003

About this Item

288 pp, index, b/w photos. Light edgewear. Interior unmarked.

Seller Inventory # 043429

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Searchers : How Radio Interception Changed the Course of Both World Wars
• Publisher: Cassell
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0304365459
• ISBN 13: 9780304365456
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Militaria
  • History

About this title

Synopsis

The Robert Harris novel/film ENIGMA has popularised the subject of code-breaking and military intelligence as never before. Yet the ULTRA secret -- the Allied 'breaking' of the German 'Enigma' code was only part of a much wider story. In both world wars, radio was a primary means of communication -- and searching for enemy radio traffic became top priority. Using radio intercepts enabled the Germans to inflict devastating losses on the Russians in 1914; mis-using radio intercepts saw the Royal Navy fail to catch the German fleet. Radio warfare played a critical role during the Battle of Britain and the battle of the Atlantic: regardless of what a U-boat transmitted, the British developed the technology to catch them the moment they began to broadcast. From 1914 to the great campaigns of World War II, radio intercepts shaped the course of history. Kenneth Macksey reveals how.

About the Author

Kenneth Macksey was commissioned into the Royal Tank Regiment during the Second World War and has enjoyed a long and successful career as a military historian. Cassell Military Paperbacks include his THE MILITARY ERRORS OF WORLD WAR II.