- Paperback: 576 pages
- Publisher: Wordsworth Editions Ltd; New edition edition (Aug 1998)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 185326699X
- ISBN-13: 978-1853266997
- Product Dimensions: 21.2 x 13.8 x 3.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 463,147 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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This text is Jones's account of his part in British Scientific Intelligence between 1939 and 1949. It was his responsibility to anticipate German applications of science to warfare, so that their new weapons could be countered before they were used. Much of his work had to do with radio navigation, as in the Battle of the Beams, with radar, as in the Allied Bomber Offensive and in the preparations for D-Day and in the war at sea. He was also in charge of intelligence against the V-1 (flying bomb) and the V-2 (rocket) retaliation weapons and, although the Germans were some distance behind from success, against their nuclear developments.
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43 of 43 people found the following review helpful
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I first purchased this book (an earlier edition) over 15 years ago and still read it form time to time. Mr.R.V. Jones in my view was a very clever man who fully understood the on-coming threat posed by the Germans. If there had ever been the right man for the job,(R.V.Jones) it was him. The book might read that he was the only person working for the Government who fully understand what scientific advances the Germans were making at the time, but you will notice he goes out of his way to mention everybody involved in his work. He also adds some comical notes about his early experiments which brings out his "I'm only human" side of him. By the time you have finished the book, you feel as if you have been there with him, through the long struggle with the British Establishment to accept the threat the Germans posed!
23 of 23 people found the following review helpful
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This is an unusually interesting and important review of the development of radar and electronic warfawe in WWII. It was written by the person who is considered, and rightly so, the father of modern electronic warfare, and who had personally made a key contribution to its development. In the turn of the 21st century, it is astonishing to see that although R. V. Jones had acted in WWII with technology of those days, most of the concepts and techniques dealt with by him still hold true to this very day. This is a rare monument to the group of people who had made an enormous contribution, through their most secret effort, to the defeat of the Nazi beast. I highly recommend it to anyone who is interested in the history of this field.
20 of 20 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is one of the best books to be read by anyone interested in the application of science. Through the stories about how information was gathered, analysed and finally brought together to create something useful. His application of Occams razor is something I have - in turn - applied over and over again to produce a useful result.
If you are interested in the history of science and technology, this book is for you. Don't be put off by the size (600+ pages in my paperback edition!) this is an excellent read.
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Most Secret War is one of the best books about the "back office" of the research of the war. Professor Jones was involved in the research into many aspects of the war and he writes... Read more
Published 2 months ago by D. N. Fraser
From a real authority
By all means order this original hardback rather than the far more expensive paperback reprint.
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R.V.Jones was a most intelligent and far sighted physicist who ably describes the techniques and uses of radio directional signals to guide aircraft to distant locations as used by... Read more
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This paper-back edition of Professor R V Jones' book MOST SECRET WAR (which seems to be abridged in places from my recollection of the hard-back version) is an excellent tale... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Peter Brentwood
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A very very good read. It is really a personal account of the leading scientist at the time. The most interesting fact, for me, was that although German radar was far more... Read more
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I bought this book as a gift for a friend. I had read the book myself many years earlier and it still holds pride of place in my library. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Intrepid
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THIS IS A FASCINATING BOOK BY PROFESSOR JONES WHO WAS HEAD OF AIR INTELLIGENCE FROM THE BEGINNING OF WWII. Read more
Published 18 months ago by EALING UNDERDOG
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It is hard to write a dispassionate review of this book: it has helped shape my mind and been a fascinating read over many years. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Lewis Graham
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Fascinating account of the efforts made to defeat the Germans in the air , when Britain was ill prepared for WW2
Published 19 months ago by David Buckley
Possibly the finest book about scientific development in WWII.
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