- Taschenbuch: 576 Seiten
- Verlag: Wordsworth Editions Ltd; Auflage: New edition (20. August 1998)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 185326699X
- ISBN-13: 978-1853266997
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 21,2 x 13,8 x 3,2 cm
- Durchschnittliche Kundenbewertung: 4.5 von 5 Sternen Alle Rezensionen anzeigen (2 Kundenrezensionen)
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 1.763.395 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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Jones' account of his part in British Scientific Intelligence between 1939 and 1949. 32pp illustrations and diagrams.
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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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Everything I have read by Jones so far has been 5-star. He is lucid, literate, articulate, has much to tell and tells it unpretentiously and clinically, but without sacrificing anything in passion or wit. He is in no way a braggart or poseur, but does not let inappropriate modesty inhibit his telling of what is to be told. His warmth and humour leaven the narrative and add to the perspective without ever cheapening the subject matter. At the same time a proper British reserve (no cliche and no sarcasm, this is precisely what I mean) plus his respect for confidences, not to be betrayed even by untoward hints, move me to wonder how much more he could tell if only it were tellable.
The books are written with a naturalness which belies their density of information. Only an expert in the subject matter (which in this case means a qualified scientist and a good deal besides) could have written them. They are part of the tradition of the finest 20th century British non-fiction. There has been a great deal of rubbish in that genre of the period, both in content and in style, but it has included the likes of Peter Medawar, John Maynard Smith, George Orwell, John Masters, Churchill, and of course, R.V. Jones. On the one hand Jones' books are refreshing reading in an age of faction and pabulum; on the other they are precious historical material which gives the lie to much questionable stuff which otherwise would go unquestioned.
Format:Taschenbuch
Der Autor hat als führender Kopf der Scientific Intelligence im MI6 einiges zu erzählen und wird in der einschlägigen Literatur über Electronic Warfare in WW II ja auch als Standardwerk immer wieder zitiert. Zum Glück ist das Buch, das als Schwerpunkt die Radarentwicklung und die Radionavigation für den Einsatz der Bomberflotten beschreibt, erst mehr als 30 Jahre nach dem Krieg entstanden. So durfte der Autor erzählen, dass viele Erkenntnisse über deutsche Technik aus entschlüsselten Funksprüchen (Codename ULTRA für die Entschlüsselung der deutschen Chiffriertechnik mittels der Enigma) stammten, was ja eben erst 30 Jahre nach dem Krieg von den Engländern zugegeben wurde.
Das Buch enthält nicht nur die Ergebnisse, die in vielen anderen Büchern, wie erwähnt, zitiert werden, sondern auch die Wege zu diesen. Das macht das Buch interessant. Einen Punkt Abzug gibt es für überflüssige Anekdoten und Abschweifungen, auf die man locker hätte verzichten können.
Das Buch enthält nicht nur die Ergebnisse, die in vielen anderen Büchern, wie erwähnt, zitiert werden, sondern auch die Wege zu diesen. Das macht das Buch interessant. Einen Punkt Abzug gibt es für überflüssige Anekdoten und Abschweifungen, auf die man locker hätte verzichten können.
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A Classic of its Genre
8. Dezember 2001
Format:Taschenbuch
This book is also known as the Wizard War.
The author as a relatively young man was the technical intelligence director for the British Royal Air Force in WW II. As such he was involved in the development of active, passive, and counter measures to thwart the German Luftwaffe.
Developments included radars, anti ship missiles,jet engines, defense against buzz bombs, and the jamming of radio navigation systems used by the Germans.
After the war the author returned to Scotland to become a university professor. He returned to service during the Korean War period. His other book Reflections on Intelligence reveals him to be a man of erudition and covers and fills in some of the gaps in the story told herein which could not be revealed at the time this book was written.
Another one for the complete shelf of intelligence classics.
The author as a relatively young man was the technical intelligence director for the British Royal Air Force in WW II. As such he was involved in the development of active, passive, and counter measures to thwart the German Luftwaffe.
Developments included radars, anti ship missiles,jet engines, defense against buzz bombs, and the jamming of radio navigation systems used by the Germans.
After the war the author returned to Scotland to become a university professor. He returned to service during the Korean War period. His other book Reflections on Intelligence reveals him to be a man of erudition and covers and fills in some of the gaps in the story told herein which could not be revealed at the time this book was written.
Another one for the complete shelf of intelligence classics.
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Must Read!
11. August 2002
Format:Gebundene Ausgabe
I originally purchased this book in 1979, a year after it was first published. I have had to buy it again because my original paperback simply fell apart. Thoughtful, thorough, witty and absolutely fascinating, R.V. Jones is one of the people I would most have liked to meet during my lifetime (he passed away in 1997). I can't recommend this book highly enough.
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This is a great book
19. Juni 2006
Format:Taschenbuch
Dr. Jones was an Oxford physicist from a military family who found himself in charge of English scientific intelligence during the Second World War. In this capacity, he led the effort to identify new German technologies and tactics, and then devise countermeasures.
Among his accomplishments were sending a raiding party across the Channel to dismantle and bring back a complete German radar station, anticipating and foiling the navigation systems the Germans devised for their bombers, anticipating and devising limited countermeasures to the V1s and V2s, exfiltrating Niels Bohr from Copenhagen and analyzing German effort to develop atomic bombs.
Dr. Jones certainly lived in interesting times, but unlike the much quoted Chinese curse, which continues with may one have powerful enemies, the powerful men in his life, most notably Churchill, had complete faith in him, and with good reason.
This is an incredible book, which I heartily recommend to anyone with an interest in military history or science.
Among his accomplishments were sending a raiding party across the Channel to dismantle and bring back a complete German radar station, anticipating and foiling the navigation systems the Germans devised for their bombers, anticipating and devising limited countermeasures to the V1s and V2s, exfiltrating Niels Bohr from Copenhagen and analyzing German effort to develop atomic bombs.
Dr. Jones certainly lived in interesting times, but unlike the much quoted Chinese curse, which continues with may one have powerful enemies, the powerful men in his life, most notably Churchill, had complete faith in him, and with good reason.
This is an incredible book, which I heartily recommend to anyone with an interest in military history or science.
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