Operation biting : the 1942 parachute assault to capture Hitler's radar

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Operation Biting was one of the most thrilling British special forces raids of World War II, and probably the most successful. In February 1942 RAF intelligence was baffled by a newly identified radar network on the coast of Nazi-occupied Europe, codenamed Würzburg. The brilliant scientist Dr R.V. Jones proposed an assault to capture key components. The nearest accessible enemy set stood upon a steep cliff at Bruneval in Normandy. Amid heavy sno...

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Bruneval Raid, Bruneval, France, 1942

Normandy (France) History, Military 20th century

Raids (Military science) France Normandy

Special operations (Military science) France Normandy

World War, 1939-1945

World War, 1939-1945 Aerial operations, British

World War, 1939-1945 Campaigns France Normandy

World War, 1939-1945 Military intelligence

World War, 1939-1945 Radar

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ISBN:

9780008642174
9780008642167
0008642176

Description:

xx, 362 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm

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Publisher, pagination and printing dates may vary
Includes bibliographical references and index

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3343910

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