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The History of Electronic Warfare, 1939-1945

By Dr Alfred Price

The rapid evolution of radio and radar systems for military use during WWII 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 ether. This was a battle fought with strange-sounding weapons: Freya, Mandrel, Boozer and Window; and was characterised by the bravery, self-sacrifice and skill of those who took part in it.

However, for many years the use of electronic-warfare systems during the conflict remained a closely guarded military secret. When that veil of secrecy was finally lifted, the technicalities of the subject meant that it remained beyond the reach of most. Alfred Price lifts the lid on this largely unexplored aspect of WWII from before the 'battle of the beams' in 1940 through to the war's end in the Pacific.

Size: 155x234mm, 256 pages, ISBN: 9781473895645