This was undoubtedly copied from the famous Barnes Wallis dam-busting weapon, though in fact it was nearer to another bouncing bomb designed by Wallis – the much smaller Highball, two of which could be dropped from a Mosquito.
The Geheimschreiber was fundamentally a teleprinter in that its operation depended on the Baudot or Murray telegraph code — a code that was by no means secret — which was and is in widespread international use for telegrams and cables.
in a few weeks, my dear. I'll get you a set of wings to put on." Charlie bowed her head. "I'm honored, James. I just have one question for you: were you really going to lock me up that morning for what I did?" "Oh my dear, it would have ...
Focuses on British and American espionage, counterespionage, and deceptive operations that were so crucial to the defeat of Nazi Germany and Japan in the Second World War.
Take an insightful journey into a world and battle unseen by many, but felt by most.
In The Secret War, Max Hastings presents a worldwide cast of characters and some extraordinary sagas of intelligence and resistance, to create a new perspective on the greatest conflict in history.
The proceedings of the first major scholarly conference on the OSS, which was in existence from 1941 through 1945. Includes 24 papers presented by veterans and historians of the OSS.
"The 1939-45 War was a struggle as much between scientists as fighting men. The need, on both sides, to counter the enemy's technological ingenuity was a spur to scientific invention....
' Sunday Times Packed with insight and terrific spy stories, this masterly book looks at the secret war on a global basis, bringing together the British, American, German, Russian and Japanese histories.
Twelve-year-old Jack may be the Imagine Nation's only hope of fending off a new Rustov attack, with the help of his fellow superheroes-in-training, but the virus he carries, and Jonas's suspicions, provide new complications.
Details the role of espionage in the outcome of World War II.
The Secret War: An Account of the Sinister Activities Along the Border Involving Gardaí, RUC, British Army, and the SAS
"An archived-based overview of the Native Police Force in Queensland between 1860-1910 showing governmental approval of violence against Indigenous people." -- Provided by publisher.
Daemons and angels, vampyres and knights clash for the future of mankind, and as the two sides wage war across the world, innocent people are caught up in the conflictmen like Captain William Saxon and Lieutenant Kieran Harte, two great ...
The Secret War marks a new direction in the theoretical and cultural history of secret intelligence and state secrecy in the twentieth century through a study of that century's political fiction.
For the first time the former head of Cuban State Security speaks out about the confrontation with U.S. intelligence and presents stunning new evidence of the conspiracy between the Mafia,...
"This is a very extraordinary book... a first-rate thriller.