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by R.V. Jones (Author)
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  • Paperback: 568 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 (12 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 39,949 in Books (See Bestsellers 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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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars R V Jones....a Masterpiece.....what really happened..., 16 Jul 2003
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!
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5.0 out of 5 stars A masterpiece in military intelligence history, 16 Jun 2001
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.
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A Key Book on Scientific Intelligence, 26 May 2001
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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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