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Published by St. Martin's Press, 1988
ISBN 10: 0312015356ISBN 13: 9780312015350
Seller: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.
Book
Condition: Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
Published by St. Martin's Press, 1987
ISBN 10: 0312015356ISBN 13: 9780312015350
Seller: Harbor Books LLC, Old Saybrook, CT, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Black boards, 2245pp with illustrations, contents clean, tight and unmarked in like yellow decorated dust jacket.
Published by St.Martin's Press, 1987
ISBN 10: 0312015356ISBN 13: 9780312015350
Seller: Enterprise Books, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover, photos. Condition: Fine+. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First American Edition; First Printing. Book As New. NO notes. No names or ANY markings. DJ not price clipped ($19.95) with a 1" chip at REAR of DJ, else Very Fine, NO other defects; 224 pages.
Published by Macmillan, Toronto, 1987
ISBN 10: 0771595107ISBN 13: 9780771595103
Seller: Neil Williams, Bookseller, Victoria, BC, Canada
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: F/NF. First Edition. Illustrated with black and white photos. Jacket flaps creased, otherwise fine. 223 pp.
Published by Macmillan of Canada, 1987
ISBN 10: 0771595107ISBN 13: 9780771595103
Seller: Ageless Pages, Cottonwood, AZ, U.S.A.
Book
Hard Cover. Condition: Like New. Dust Jacket Condition: Like New. A tight copy; interior bright and clean. Memoir of Jack Nissen, the developer of the guiding radar system used by the RAF during World War II. Nissen originally used the system to detect enemy planes, but later realised that it could be better used to guide planes as well. Nissen was parachuted behind enemy lines to steal German radar equipment and along with a single bodyguard was the only survivor of the group.
Published by MacMillan, Toronto, 1987
ISBN 10: 0771595107ISBN 13: 9780771595103
Seller: Inno Dubelaar Books, Toronto, ON, Canada
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First printing. 224 pp., photos, octavo, hardcover, dustjacket. Fine/Fine copy.
Published by Macmillan of Canada, Toronto, 1987
ISBN 10: 0771595107ISBN 13: 9780771595103
Seller: Antiquarius Booksellers, Falkland, BC, Canada
Book First Edition
Cloth, Gilt Titles. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. Story of the part 'radar' played in the Second World War told through the personal experiences of the author. Dedicated inscription signed by the author to the half-title page - 'To Cam / With Best Wishes / Jack Nissen / May 1989'. 224pp, photo illustrated. Bright, fresh copy, about 'as new'. Weight, 530g. NB - Postal Rates shown by ABE are often incorrect and are vague estimates NOT guaranteed rates. We use Canada Post, the United States Postal Service and Asendia and try to offer very competitive postal charges based on actual costs, no overcharging. Images are available. Shipped well packed. USA postage is usually $8.00 - $9.00 unless extra heavy/large. Media Mail void for magazines in USA. Canadian postage varies considerably depending on weight and destination. Postage to anywhere within Canada, can now be a maximum of US$15.50 for weights , including more than one book - up to 5kg total fitting the Flat Rate Box- boxed, insured, trackable and faster than regular parcels. Less will always be charged if rates indicate. NOW available - lower Trans-Canada rates for many major markets, and, new, considerably lower rates for many Overseas destinations. Dedicated Author's Inscription.
Published by Robert Hale, London, 1989
ISBN 10: 0709037317ISBN 13: 9780709037316
Seller: G & S Books, Gillingham, KENT, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. The DJ is covered in a clear protective wrapper that is stuck to the book. There is the remains of a label on the fep along with a bar code label at the bottom of the page and a stamp on the reverse of the Title page. Contains black & white illustrations. Seller Ref: M20513.
Published by Macmillan of Canada, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1987
ISBN 10: 0771595107ISBN 13: 9780771595103
Seller: Alex Simpson, Carrying Place, ON, Canada
Book
Hard Cover. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: VG. 224pp. with b/w illustrations. Xmas gift note on the front free endpaper, light creasing from page handling and light soil to outer edges. DJ has edge/rub wear. No printed price on the flap. Actual book for sale pictured. 15.9 x 23.7 x 2.3cm, wt700g Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Published by Macmillan of Canada, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1987
ISBN 10: 0771595107ISBN 13: 9780771595103
Seller: Alex Simpson, Carrying Place, ON, Canada
Book
Hard Cover. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: VG. xii, 224pp. with b/w illustrations. Orange dot on the top edge, light creasing from page handling and light soil to outer edges. DJ has light edge/rub wear and light creasing. No printed price on the jacket. Actual book for sale pictured. 15.9 x 23.7 x 2.3cm, wt700g Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Published by MacMillan of Canada, Toronto, Canada, 1987
ISBN 10: 0771595107ISBN 13: 9780771595103
Seller: NWJbooks, Lancaster, PA, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Gilt on blue covers in a blue pictorial dust jacket. 8vo, 224pp. Prior owner's blind stamp on the title page.
Published by Robert Hale Ltd, 1989
ISBN 10: 0709037317ISBN 13: 9780709037316
Seller: Veronica's Books, Gig Harbor, WA, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 224pp. Faint foxing to exterior page edges, dust jacket in protective mylar.
Published by Robert Hale, London, 1989
ISBN 10: 0709037317ISBN 13: 9780709037316
Seller: KULTURAs books, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. Hardcover in dust jacket. First edition. Book and unclipped dust jacket are in fine condition, crisp and clean, with tight binding and sharp corners. Illustrated with historic photos 8vo. 224 pp. Including index. In protective Mylar.
Published by London: Robert Hale, 1989
Seller: BookLovers of Bath, Peasedown St. John, BATH, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hardback in Dust Wrapper. First edition (first printing). Hardback in dust wrapper (black boards with silver titling to the spine) Physically 8¾" x 5¾" (0.9 kg); (xvi) 224pp; Index; Includes: Black & white photographs; Maps; ISBN: 0-7090-3731-7 || The book is on my shelves and will be carefully packed and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and my beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the bookshop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #193783|| Condition: Very Good in Very Good Dust Wrapper. A hint of edgewear to the dust wrapper. The contents complete, clean and tight.
Published by Macmillan of Canada A Division of Canada Publishing Corporation, Toronto
ISBN 10: 0771595107ISBN 13: 9780771595103
Seller: Past Pages, Oshawa, ON, Canada
Book
Hard Cover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. Don Besco (illustrator). BOOK: Light Shelf Rub to Boards; Edges Lightly Soiled. DUST JACKET: Lightly Chipped; In Archival Quality Jacket Cover. SUB-TITLE: A Memoir. EDITED BY: Pat Kennedy and G. S. Fischer. DESIGN BY: Peter Maher. ALL PHOTOGRAPHS ARE: from the personal collection of Jack Nissen. CONTENTS: Maps; Introduction; Chapter One Recruit to Secrecy; Chapter Two Pre-War British Radar; Chapter Three Pre-War German Radar; Chapter Four The Outbreak of War; Chapter Five A Scottish Testing-Ground; Chapter Six Deception and Interception; Chapter Seven Radar and the Battle of Britain; Chapter Eight The Tizard Mission to Ottawa and Washington; Chapter Nine Ghost Station; Chapter Ten Night Attacks; Chapter Eleven Navigational Radar--The Tide Turns; Chapter Twelve "Jubilee"; Chapter Thirteen Freya; Chapter Fourteen Dieppe Post-Mortem--The Tide Builds; Chapter Fifteen D-Day; Afterword; Index. SYNOPSIS: The Second World War was the first "technological war", and no technology was more important in winning that war than radar. The British desperately needed a tool that would warn of bombing or U-boat attacks. Here, for the first time, is the complete drama of the secret race to develop radar, told in the words of one of the key players. In 1937, Jack Nissen, a young Cockney with a genius for electronics, was recruited by the British Air Ministry to work on the even newer development of radar technology. This is the suspense-filled story of the experiments, the inventive breakthroughs, the electronic eavesdropping, and the sheer good luck that sometimes determined the outcome. Nissen, sent to operate the prototype radar installation at Bolt Head, discovered a way to use radar to guide fighter pilots directly, rather than just the detect enemy aircraft. He used this "secret" to circumvent central Bomber Command, and was caught, suspected of being a spy. But his brilliant idea was soon seen as the key needed to scramble fighters more quickly, and he was sent to build a new type of radar station on the south coast. In 1942 Nissen volunteered for a dangerous commando mission to obtain German radar equipment at Dieppe so the British could determine how to jam it in preparation for the huge invasion being planned. Because of the invaluable knowledge he carried, he was assigned a bodyguard--South Saskatchewan Rifles--who had orders to kill him if he fell into enemy hands. Nissen and one Canadian were the only survivors of the special group. But what he found out during that dreadful mission went a long way towards making D-Day and the eventual liberation of Europe possible. Jack Nissen was educated at Mansford Technical School and Regent Street Polytechnic in London. He worked for E.M.I., the hi-fi giant, before being stationed at Bawdsey, England's first radar station. After perfecting various uses of radar for the European front, Nissen spent the later part of the war developing mobile radar units in the African campaign. A. W. Cockerill served during the second World War in the British Army, and then in the Corps of Royal Engineers until 1951. He later combined engineering with journalism, contributing articles to magazines and newspapers. Mr. Cockerill has also written short stories, plays, musicals, and two books. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Published by Robert Hale, 1989
ISBN 10: 0709037317ISBN 13: 9780709037316
Seller: Zulu Books, Talybont on Usk, NA, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. A near fine copy in a very good dustcover. Internally very neat and tidy but it is inscribed by a previous owner. The dustcover has some shelfware to it. Please see photos.
Published by St. Martin's Press, New York, 1987
ISBN 10: 0312015356ISBN 13: 9780312015350
Seller: Ground Zero Books, Ltd., Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. xii, [2], 224 pages. Maps, Illustrations. Index. DJ has some wear and soiling and is taped to the boards. Some marginal pencil marks noted. Jack Nissen (1918-1997) was a technician who worked on radar developments and installations during World War II. Recounted in his memoir, Winning the Radar War, Jack Nissen was part of a secret reconnaissance assignment during the Dieppe Raid. The Canadian South Saskatchewan Regiment escorted Nissen in his quest to find out more about the German Freya radar installed at Pourville, near Dieppe. His job was to find out if Germany possessed precision radar technology. However, because of his valuable knowledge of the British radar, the South Saskatchewan Regiment was under orders to shoot and kill the radar specialist should the task be intercepted by the Germans and the raiding party be in danger of capture; under no circumstances could the British afford to let Nissen be taken alive. With numerous close calls during the raid, which was eventually successful, Nissen escaped capture and returned to England. His action in cutting the land lines and forcing the Freya operators to resort to radio transmissions, which the British radio listeners were able to monitor, confirmed that the German Freya radar was indeed a precision installation. Radar is an object-detection system that uses radio waves to determine the range, angle, or velocity of objects. It can be used to detect aircraft, ships, spacecraft, guided missiles, motor vehicles, weather formations, and terrain. A radar system consists of a transmitter producing electromagnetic waves in the radio or microwaves domain, an emitting antenna, a receiving antenna (separate or the same as the previous one) to capture any returns from objects in the path of the emitted signal, a receiver and processor to determine properties of the object(s). Radar was secretly developed by several nations in the period before and during World War II. The term RADAR was coined in 1940 by the United States Navy as an acronym for RAdio Detection And Ranging. The term radar has since entered English and other languages as a common noun, losing all capitalization. Full radar evolved as a pulsed system, and the first such elementary apparatus was demonstrated in December 1934 by the American Robert M. Page, working at the Naval Research Laboratory. The following year, the United States Army successfully tested a primitive surface-to-surface radar to aim coastal battery search lights at night. This was followed by a pulsed system demonstrated in May 1935 by Rudolf Kühnhold and the firm GEMA in Germany and then one in June 1935 by an Air Ministry team led by Robert A. Watson-Watt in Great Britain. Development of radar greatly expanded on 1 September 1936 when Watson-Watt became Superintendent of a new establishment under the British Air Ministry, Bawdsey Research Station located in Bawdsey Manor, near Felixstowe, Suffolk. Work there resulted in the design and installation of aircraft detection and tracking stations called "Chain Home" along the East and South coasts of England in time for the outbreak of World War II in 1939. This system provided the vital advance information that helped the Royal Air Force win the Battle of Britain. An earlier report about aircraft causing radio interference led to the Daventry Experiment of 26 February 1935, using a powerful BBC shortwave transmitter as the source and their GPO receiver set up in a field while a bomber flew around the site. When returns were clearly seen, funds were immediately provided for development of an operational system. Given all required funding and development support, the team had working radar systems in 1935 and began deployment. By 1936 the first five Chain Home (CH) systems were operational and by 1940 stretched across the entire UK including Northern Ireland. Even by standards of the era, CH was crude; instead of broadcasting and receiving from an aimed antenna, CH broadcast a signal floodlighting the.
Published by Macmillan of Canada, Toronto, 1987
Seller: J. Wyatt Books, Ottawa, ON, Canada
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Canadian Edition. 224 pages in near fine condition. Pages are clean and unmarked with a section of black and white plates in the center of the book. Bound in blue hardcovers with silver titles on the spine. Blue illustrated dustjacket in near fine condition with red and black titles. 1ST CANADIAN EDITION. NPC. NF/NF.
Published by ROBERT HALE & CO, LONDON, 1989
ISBN 10: 0709037317ISBN 13: 9780709037316
Seller: Camilla's Bookshop, Eastbourne, SX, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. BOUND IN PERFECT BLACK CLOTH, WITH BRIGHT SILVER TITLES TO SPINE, THIS DATED 1989 HARDCOVER FIRST EDITION IS VG IN VG JACKET (UNCLIPPED). XV1/224pp WITH INTRODUCTION, 15 CHAPTERS, 2 X MAPS, 12 WAR-TIME PHOTOS, AND INDEX.THE AUTHOR INVENTED A WAY TO USE RADAR TO DIRECT FIGHTERS ON TO GERMAN BOMBERS, RATHER THAN JUST DETECT THEM. THIS BROUGHT HIM REGONITION AND DANGER. HE JOINED A COMMANDO RAID TO DISCOVER HOW TO JAM GERMAN RADAR. THIS HELPED WITH D-DAY AND THE LIBERATION OF EUROPE. CONDITION OF BOOK IS VG/VG.
Published by St. Martin's Press, 1987
ISBN 10: 0312015356ISBN 13: 9780312015350
Seller: Aragon Books Canada, OTTAWA, ON, Canada
Book
Condition: New.