1978, ISBN: 9780458933402

Washington D,C.: U.S. War office. lt edg wr, ow VG. 1951., U.S. War office, 1951, Methuen. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1978. Hardcover. 0458933406 . A bright, tight copy with publ… Plus…

Washington D,C.: U.S. War office. lt edg wr, ow VG. 1951., U.S. War office, 1951, Methuen. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1978. Hardcover. 0458933406 . A bright, tight copy with publicity materials laid in. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Orginally a TV tie-in expanded from the BBC televison series, the book covers the behind-the-scenes aspects of the fight by the 'back room' scientists and technicians of WW2, including the battles against the Luftwaffe navigational beams, the V-1 and V-2 flying bombs, the development of radar, the battle against the u-boats, countering the magnetic mine, and the breaking of the codes produced by the Enigma machines. ., Methuen, 1978<

ISBN: 9780458933402

"The 1939-45 War was a struggle as much between scientists as fighting men. The need, on both sides, to counter the enemy's technological ingenuity was a spur to scientific invention. The… Plus…

"The 1939-45 War was a struggle as much between scientists as fighting men. The need, on both sides, to counter the enemy's technological ingenuity was a spur to scientific invention. The BBC1 television programmes looked at six key areas of the 'back-room' secret war. Brian Johnson, who produced the series, has expanded them for his book"--Jacket. Media >, [PU: Methuen]<

1978, ISBN: 9780458933402

New York Et Al, Methuen, 1978. 0458933406 . First edition: Very good grey boards with silver lettering to spine, 9.5 x 7.00 inches approx. , clean, very minor edge wear, very good pictor… Plus…

New York Et Al, Methuen, 1978. 0458933406 . First edition: Very good grey boards with silver lettering to spine, 9.5 x 7.00 inches approx. , clean, very minor edge wear, very good pictorial dust jacket, red spine, not price clipped, no inscriptions, 352 pages, black and white illustrations, 350 photographs and diagrams. ., New York Et Al, Methuen, 1978, 0<