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Most Secret War

(Paperback)


Publishing Details

Full Title:

Most Secret War

Contributors:

By (Author) R.V. Jones

ISBN:

9780141042824

Publisher:

Penguin Books Ltd

Imprint:

Penguin Books Ltd

Publication Date:

7th September 2009

UK Publication Date:

6th August 2009

Country:

United Kingdom

Classifications

Readership:

General

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Non Fiction

Main Subject:
Other Subjects:

Modern warfare
European history
Military intelligence
Memoirs

Dewey:

940.548641092

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Paperback

Number of Pages:

608

Dimensions:

Width 129mm, Height 199mm, Spine 26mm

Weight:

417g

Description

'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 Carr yarn' Guardian 'A blockbuster of a book' MRD Foot 'The most fascinating book on WWII that I have ever read' AJP Taylor

Author Bio

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.

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