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Author:

Downing, Taylor.

Title:

Spies in the sky : the secret battle for aerial intelligence during World War II / Taylor Downing.

Publisher:

Abacus,

Copyright Date:

2012

Description:

ix, 406 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 20 cm.

Subject:

World War, 1939-1945--Military intelligence--Great Britain.
World War, 1939-1945--Reconnaissance operations, British.
Aerial reconnaissance, British--Europe--History--20th century.
Photographic interpretation (Military science)--History--20th century.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1.Secret Missions -- 2.Sid Cotton's Air Force -- 3.Crisis -- 4.Medmenham -- 5.The Mad Men of Ham -- 6.Boffins at War -- 7.A Rare Form of Bravery -- 8.The `Warby' Legend -- 9.Finding the Targets -- 10.Assessing the Damage -- 11.To the Mediterranean and India -- 12.Arguments with Allies -- 13.Planning for Overlord -- 14.Special Operations -- 15.Hunting the Vengeance Weapons -- 16.Towards Victory -- 17.`80 per cent of All Intelligence'?.

ISBN:

0349123403 (pbk)
9780349123400 (pbk) :

OCLC:

(OCoLC)808587203

Locations:

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)