Identification friend or foe
Subtitle: being the story of aircraft recognition
By: written and designed by Tim Hamilton ; historical advisor Charles W. Cain.
Contributors: Imperial War Museum (Great Britain)
Publisher: HMSO
Published: 1994
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 137
Subjects: World War, 1939-1945 -- Great Britain.; World War, 1914-1918 -- Great Britain.; Airplanes -- Recognition.
Description: "Identification friend or foe began as a political expedient during the First World War but, despite the lessons learned, its vital significance wasn't fully realised until late 1941 when pressure was applied to save allied lives from 'friendly fire'. This book, designed and written by author/film director Tim Hamilton, traces for the very first time the complex history of aircraft recognition. Extracting from official documents, complete with all their political meanderings, and from 'restricted' service publications, it exposes both the successes and the tragic mistakes which have coloured the development of aircraft recognition from 1914 until the wind-down in 1946"--Page 4 of cover.
Notes: At head of title : Imperial War Museum.