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Operation Crossbow: The Untold Story of Photographic Intelligence and the Search for Hitler's V Weapons
Allan Williams
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Description for Operation Crossbow: The Untold Story of Photographic Intelligence and the Search for Hitler's V Weapons
Paperback. Tells the story of the photographic intelligence work undertaken from a country house at Medmenham. This book presents the story of human endeavour and derring-do. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 30. Weight in Grams: 366.
The story of the photographic intelligence work undertaken from a country house at Medmenham, Buckinghamshire, is one of the great lost stories of the Second World War .
At its peak in 1944, almost 2,000 British and American men and women worked at the top-secret Danesfield House, interpreting photographs - the majority stereoscopic so they could be viewed in 3D - to unlock secrets of German military activity and weapons development. Millions of aerial photographs were taken by Allied pilots, flying unarmed modified Spitfires and Mosquitos on missions over Nazi Europe. it was said that an aircraft could ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
496
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099557333
SKU
V9780099557333
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-28
About Allan Williams
Allan Williams is the curator of the National Collection of Aerial Photography (NCAP), which holds over 10 million aerial photographs from Medmenham that record many key moments of Second World War history. A leading authority on the history of aerial photography, Allan undertook much of the research for the landmark BBC documentary Operation Crossbow, in conjunction with the Medmenham Collection, ... Read more
Reviews for Operation Crossbow: The Untold Story of Photographic Intelligence and the Search for Hitler's V Weapons
A fascinating and scholarly account of a secret slideshow of the war.
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The Good Book guide
Extensive and detailed
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The Good Book guide
Extensive and detailed
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