The History of US Electronic Warfare (volume I, to 1946) by Price, Alfred - 1984

The History of US Electronic Warfare: Volume 1: The Years of Innovation - Beginnings to 1946
By Alfred Price
Hardcover Cloth 312 pages. Condition Very Good NO Dust Jacket. Stated First edition First printing 1984. Attractive blue boards and gold embossing shows off this Clean, tight, square copy with no marks, highlights or bookplates. Book Well kept and carefully stored in unread condition. Slight shelf wear. Not an ex-library, book club or remainder copy. The rapid evolution of radio and radar systems for military use during World War II, and devices to counter them, led to a technological battle that neither the Axis nor the Allied powers could afford to lose. The result was a continual series of thrusts, parries and counter-thrusts, as first one side then the other sought to wrest the initiative in the struggle to control the other.
This was a battle fought with strange-sounding weapons: 'Freya', 'Mandrel', 'Boozer' and 'Window'. It was a battle characterised by the bravery, self-sacrifice and… Read More

Association of Old Crows. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1984. Hardcover. This book is in very good condition; no remainder marks. Dustjacket in protective mylar sleeve. Inside pages are clean. ; 0 pages .