The Battle of the Beams: The secret science of radar that turned the tide of the Second World War
'Deeply researched and engagingly written' The Times'Has the pace and style of a well-crafted thriller' Mail on Sunday'Chock full of memorable characters and written with all the drama and pace of a R…
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