Radar Reflections

Cumming, Michael

ISBN 10: 1894255100 / ISBN 13: 9781894255103

Published by Radar Associates, Calgary, 2000

About this Item

A Near Fine copy of this relatively rare title, in a Fine Dust Jacket. A definitive account of the role and the experiences of radar technical officers and radar technicians and their contribution to the Allied victory. The "author draws on personal stories and contemporary records to show how the many different applications of radar were put to effective use both for defensive and offensive purposes in winning the air war." The only reason the book is not listed as Fine is that it has a personal inscription and signature on the title page from the author to the previous owner, whose very small and discreet bookplate is on the front paste down. Dust Jacket: Fine, illustrated, laminated. Cover: Fine, blue boards with gilt lettering to spine. Internally: Near Fine, inscription and bookplate as indicated above. 16 plates, 248pp. Seller Inventory # 001413

Bibliographic Details

Title: Radar Reflections

Publisher: Radar Associates, Calgary

Publication Date: 2000

Binding: Board

Condition: Near Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Fine

Signed: Inscribed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition

About this title

Synopsis:

The Secret Life Of Canadian Air Force Mechanics in World War Two. This title focuses for the first time on the role and experiences of radar technicians in the Allied air forces in World War 11, who trained and worked under the strictest secrecy. More than one in three were Canadians. The established British aviation author Michal Cumming draws on personal stories and contemporaty records to show how the many different applications of radar were put to effective use, both for defensive and offensive purposes, in winning the air war. By concentrating on ground based and airborne radar and telling its story through the experiences of Canadians who installed, maintained and operated this innovative equipment in all theatres of war, the book makes an invaluable addition to recorded radar history and testifies to the vital contribution these specialist made to the Allies" victory.