Most Secret War

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Most Secret War
Authors and Contributors      By (author) R.V. Jones
SeriesPenguin World War II Collection
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:608
Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129
Category/GenreMemoirs
British and Irish History
Second world war
ISBN/Barcode 9780141042824
ClassificationsDewey:940.548641092
Audience
General
Illustrations None

Publishing Details

Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint Penguin Books Ltd
Publication Date 6 August 2009
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

'One of the classics of the Second World War' Daily Telegraph Reginald Jones was nothing less than a genius. And his appointment to the Intelligence Section of Britain's Air Ministry in 1939 led to some of the most astonishing scientific and technological breakthroughs of World War Two. In Most Secret War he details how Britain stealthily stole the war from under the Germans' noses by outsmarting their intelligence at every turn. He tells of the 'battle of the beams'; detecting and defeating flying bombs; using chaff to confuse radar; and many other ingenious ideas and devices. Pitting himself in a desperate battle of wits against his Nazi counterparts, Jones was the man with the plan to save Britain. His story makes for riveting reading. 'Every bit as good as a Deighton or Le Carre yarn' Guardian 'A blockbuster of a book' MRD Foot 'The most fascinating book on WWII that I have ever read' AJP Taylor

Author Biography

Reginald Victor Jones was an English physicist and scientific military intelligence expert who played an important role in the defence of Britain in the Second World War. He died in 1997.