Technical and Military Imperatives: A Radar History of World War 2Technical and Military Imperatives: A Radar History of World War II is a coherent account of the history of radar in the second World War. Although many books have been written on the early days of radar and its role in the war, this book is by far the most comprehensive, covering ground, air, and sea operations in all theatres of World War II. The author manages to synthesize a vast amount of material in a highly readable, informative, and enjoyable way. Of special interest is extensive new material about the development and use of radar by Germany, Japan, Russia, and Great British. The story is told without undue technical complexity, so that the book is accessible to specialists and nonspecialists alike. |
Contents
PRELIMINARIES | 1 |
12 ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES | 6 |
13 PERCEPTIONS OF AIR POWER 19191939 | 11 |
14 NAVIGATION IN 1939 | 19 |
15 ANTIAIRCRAFT ARTILLERY 19141939 | 23 |
PRELIMINARIES | 30 |
ORIGINS | 33 |
22 BEGINNINGS 19021934 | 40 |
63 AN AIR WAR OF ATTRITION | 294 |
64 ARBEITSGEMEINSCHAFT ROTTERDAM | 304 |
65 THE DESTRUCTION OF GERMAN CITIES COMPLETED | 311 |
RADAR FOR AA ARTILLERY | 320 |
ALLIED VICTORY IN SIGHT | 327 |
72 RADAR IN ARCTIC WATERS | 340 |
73 THE MEDITERRANEAN 19431945 | 345 |
74 JAPANESE SHIPPING DESTROYED | 351 |
23 BRITAIN BUILDS AN AIR DEFENSE SYSTEM | 49 |
24 AMERICANS AND GERMANS BUILD PROTOTYPES | 64 |
25 FIVE OTHER NATIONS | 83 |
AIR WARNINGEUROPE | 92 |
FIRST CLASHES | 97 |
32 THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN AND THE BLITZ | 105 |
33 THE ATLANTIC 1941 | 118 |
34 FRIEND FOE OR HOME? | 127 |
35 THE JAPANESE REALIZE THEY ARE BEHIND | 133 |
AIR WARNINGPACIFIC | 139 |
NEW IDEAS | 143 |
42 THE TIZARD MISSION | 157 |
43 THE RADIATION LABORATORY | 162 |
44 THE PROXIMITY FUZETHE SMALLEST RADAR2 | 170 |
45 GREATER AND LESSER MICROWAVE SETS | 182 |
LAND AND NAVAL FIGHTER CONTROL | 194 |
YEARS OF ALLIED DESPAIR AND HOPE | 201 |
52 WAR IN THE PACIFIC | 211 |
53 THE CHANNEL 1942 | 220 |
54 CARRIER WARFARE DEFINED | 231 |
55 THE SOUTH PACIFIC 1942 | 242 |
56 THE EASTERN FRONT | 258 |
NAVAL RADAR | 264 |
THE GREAT RADAR WAR | 273 |
62 COUNTERMEASURES | 284 |
75 THE WIDE PACIFIC | 359 |
AIRBORNE RADAR | 374 |
THE END IN EUROPE | 378 |
82 FLYING BOMBS | 384 |
83 THE BATTLEFIELD TRANSFORMED | 390 |
84 POSTMORTEM | 395 |
TUBES | 401 |
THE END IN ASIA | 403 |
92 THE DESTRUCTION OF JAPANESE CITIES | 412 |
THE MEASURE OF RADAR | 419 |
102 SCIENCE AND THE ELECTRONIC AGE | 425 |
103 SECRECY AND THE TECHNICAL IMPERATIVE | 436 |
104 AN EVALUATION | 448 |
A FEW RADAR ESSENTIALS | 458 |
A2 REFLECTED SIGNALS | 460 |
A3 ANTENNAS | 461 |
A4 LOBES | 463 |
A6 THE YAGI ANTENNA | 465 |
A8 TRANSMITTERS | 467 |
NOTES AND SOURCES | 471 |
BIBLIOGRAPHY | 516 |
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536 | |
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