Instruments of Darkness

[besilarius]

A book that every wargamer interested in WWII shoudl read.

[Staggerwing]

I get some weird shit when I click on that link Bes. Is this what you were trying to link?

https://www.amazon.com/Instruments-Darkness-History-Electronic-1939-1945/dp/1853676160

[Gusington]

Thanks guys, very interesting stuff.

[besilarius]

Thanks Stagger.  Don't know where that other link came from.

[Silent Disapproval Robot]

It's a good book.  I bought it a few years ago.

Another one that I'd recommend if you're interested in the electronic warfare aspect of the RAF night bombing campaign is The Other Battle by Peter Hinchcliffe.  It's not solely focused on e-warfare but does  delve into it a lot and shows how each development altered tactics and outcomes during the war.

https://www.amazon.ca/Other-Battle-Luftwaffe-Versus-Command/dp/0785814183/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1512450611&sr=8-2&keywords=the+other+battle

[trailrunner]

I took an electronic warfare class a couple of weeks ago.  Now that I know how to spell r-a-d-a-r and can do decibel math, it got me curious about the specific techniques used in WW2.  I asked the teacher, and he didn't know, but it looks like this book will scratch that itch quite well.  It looks out of print or expensive, so I'll see if I can find it in the library.

[besilarius]

It is reissued in 2017 by Frontline Books in the UK.
In the States it is available from US Naval Institute Press.

https://www.usni.org/store/books/holiday-catalog-2017/instruments-darkness

Right now it is on sale for $14.98 until December 15.