The Secret War"The 1939-45 War was a struglle 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"--Dust jacket. |
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Page 56
... bomb the first likely fire they saw and this is just what happened . 26 80 Wing , who controlled the decoys ... bomb on a ' Q ' site among the dummy wooden aircraft . The bomb did not go off ; it too was made of wood . One hopes that ...
... bomb the first likely fire they saw and this is just what happened . 26 80 Wing , who controlled the decoys ... bomb on a ' Q ' site among the dummy wooden aircraft . The bomb did not go off ; it too was made of wood . One hopes that ...
Page 287
... bombs , in fact it had not . Not even the most rudimentary bomb shackles had been fitted , and even after Hitler's order the first production batch , starting in May 1944 , were fighters , the 262A - 1 Schwalbe ( Swallow ) . As a ...
... bombs , in fact it had not . Not even the most rudimentary bomb shackles had been fitted , and even after Hitler's order the first production batch , starting in May 1944 , were fighters , the 262A - 1 Schwalbe ( Swallow ) . As a ...
Page 298
... bomb . This small , rocket - boosted , glider bomb was briefly mentioned earlier when it came to the notice of Allied Intelligence ; it was years ahead of its time and could have been devastatingly effective during the Normandy landings ...
... bomb . This small , rocket - boosted , glider bomb was briefly mentioned earlier when it came to the notice of Allied Intelligence ; it was years ahead of its time and could have been devastatingly effective during the Normandy landings ...
Contents
Radar | 63 |
Terror Weapons 123 | 123 |
Misfortunes of War 239 | 239 |
Copyright | |
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