Fields of Deception - Britain''s Bombing Decoys of World War II

Informationen zum Autor Colin Dobinson was born in 1960 in East Sussex and studied archaeology at York and Cambridge. Fields of Deception is the result of his work for English Heritage in their Monuments Protection Programme. His other books include AA Command: Britain's Anti-Aircraft Defences of the Second World War and Building Radar: Forging Britain's Early-Warning Chain 1935-1945. He lives near Leyburn in North Yorkshire. Klappentext During the Second World War, a secret department was formed at Britain's Air Ministry to co-ordinate a strategy to defeat German bombing by means of deception. This is a study of Britain's bombing decoys, both at war, through their design, locations and operations, and at peace, through their fragmentary survival. Zusammenfassung During the Second World War! a secret department was formed at Britain's Air Ministry to co-ordinate a strategy to defeat German bombing by means of deception. This is a study of Britain's bombing decoys! both at war! through their design! locations and operations! and at peace! through their fragmentary survival.

Product details

• Authors: Colin Dobinson, Dobinson Colin
• Publisher: Methuen Drama
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 26.09.2013
• EAN: 9780413776327
• ISBN: 978-0-413-77632-7
• No. of pages: 320
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Security (National & International), European History, HISTORY / Military / General, HISTORY / Military / Strategy, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, Defence strategy, planning & research, Air forces & warfare, British & Irish history, Second World War, United Kingdom, Great Britain, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Air forces and warfare, Military and defence strategy, Modern warfare, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), HISTORY / Military / Aviation & Space, History / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / European Theater