On the radar
Subtitle: the story of Piha's World War 2 radar station
By: Sandra Coney
Contributors: Protect Piha Heritage (Auckland, New Zealand)
Publisher: Keyhole Press; Protect Piha Heritage
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Auckland, New Zealand
Language: eng
Number of pages: 206
ISBN-13: 9780473245993
Subjects: Radar defense networks; History; World War, 1939-1945; Radar
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-201) and index.
Table of contents: title: 1. Beyond the scope of human vision : radar to the rescue; title: 2. Radar arrives in New Zealand; title: 3. Hikurangi : the mount touched by the sun; title: 4. Building the Piha radar station; title: 5. Radar mechanics, radar operators, plotters and filterers; title: 6. On and off duty at the Piha radar station; title: 7. The noises of the heavens heard at Piha radar station; title: 8. The somnolent post-war years.