Operation crossbow : the untold story of photographic intelligence and the search for Hitler's V weapons
Williams, Allan2013
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The story of the aerial reconnaissance operation at Medmenham in Buckinghamshire, also known as MI4, is one of the great lost stories of World War Two. This work tells the story of the British intelligence system which worked to identify and locate the sites of Germany's V weapons.
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Author:
Williams, Allan, author
Publisher:
London : Preface, 2013.London : Preface, 2013.
Collation:
ix, 450 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781848093072 (hbk)1848093071
Language:
English
Subject:
World War, 1939-1945 -- Reconnaissance operations, BritishAerial reconnaissance, British -- History -- 20th centuryAerial observation (Military science) -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th centuryV-1 bomb -- HistoryWarfare and DefenceWarfare and DefenceWorld War II -- Aerial warfareWorld War II -- Weapons
BRN:
889605
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