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Spies in the sky : the secret battle for aerial intelligence during World War II Cover Image Book Book

Spies in the sky : the secret battle for aerial intelligence during World War II

Downing, Taylor (author.).

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  • ISBN: 9781408702802 (hbk.)
  • ISBN: 1408702800 (hbk.)
  • ISBN: 9781408703625 (pbk.)
  • ISBN: 1408703629 (pbk.)
  • Physical Description: print
    406 pages, [16] pages of plates ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: London : Little, Brown, 2011.

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Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages [384]-390) and index.
Formatted Contents Note: Secret missions -- Sid Cotton's Air Force -- Crisis -- Medmenham -- The mad men of Ham -- Boffins at war -- A rare form of bravery -- The "Warby" legend -- Finding the targets -- Assessing the damage -- To the Mediterranean and India -- Arguments with Allies -- Planning for Overlord -- Special operations -- Hunting the Vengeance weapons -- Towards victory -- "80 per cent of all intelligence"? -- Epilogue.

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Subject: World War, 1939-1945 -- Military intelligence -- Great Britain
World War, 1939-1945 -- Reconnaissance operations, British
Aerial reconnaissance, British -- Europe -- History -- 20th century
Photographic interpretation (Military science) -- History -- 20th century

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Prince Rupert Library.

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Prince Rupert Library 940.548641 Down (Text) 33294001931013 Adult Non-Fiction Volume hold Available -
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