The secret war
By: Brian Johnson.
Publisher: Methuen
Published: 1978
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 352
Subjects: World War, 1939-1945 -- Science.; World War, 1939-1945 -- Technology.; World War, 1939-1945 -- Great Britain.; World War, 1939-1945 -- Germany.
Description: "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. The BBC1 television programmes looked at six key areas of the 'back-room' secret war. Brian Johnson, who produced the series, has expanded them for his book"--Jacket.