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Wartime Bombing Decoys in Wales
Ivor Jones
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Description for Wartime Bombing Decoys in Wales
Paperback. Ivor Jones' new book vividly describes the cunning night-time decoys which saved Cardiff, indeed Wales itself from German bombings during the Second World War. Num Pages: 160 pages, 270 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 198 x 12. Weight in Grams: 464.
Ivor Jones' new book vividly describes the cunning night-time decoys which saved Cardiff, and indeed Wales itself, from German bombings during the Second World War. By distorting what the German bombers could see from the air, the Ministry of Home Security was successful in averting hundreds and thousands of bombs from residential areas of the country. False 'lights' were created to mislead German bombers in search of targets; during the blackout, the ministry placed these lights in open countryside, or around the coast. Superbly illustrated with photographs and maps, this is a fascinating insight into a previously overlooked ... Read more
Ivor Jones' new book vividly describes the cunning night-time decoys which saved Cardiff, and indeed Wales itself, from German bombings during the Second World War. By distorting what the German bombers could see from the air, the Ministry of Home Security was successful in averting hundreds and thousands of bombs from residential areas of the country. False 'lights' were created to mislead German bombers in search of targets; during the blackout, the ministry placed these lights in open countryside, or around the coast. Superbly illustrated with photographs and maps, this is a fascinating insight into a previously overlooked ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Fonthill Media Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Toadsmoor Road, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781781552339
SKU
V9781781552339
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-5
About Ivor Jones
Ivor Jones has lived in Cardiff all of his life. An engineer by trade, he worked for the Ministry of Defence for most of his life. An active member of the Airfield Research Group, he has written four books about Airfields and Landing Grounds in Wales. He intends this to be his last word on the subject.
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