Instruments of darkness the history of electronic warfare

A nontechnical approach to the history and use of electronic warfare devices, from the earliest uses of radar and electronic beacons during world war ii to the. The history of electronic warfare, authoralfred price, year1977 alfred price. Alfred price served for sixteen years in the royal air force where he specialized in electronic warfare and air fighting tactics. In many ways the history of science is the history of warfare, all the way back to the advances in smelting that led to the replacement of rare, expensive bronze by cheap, plentiful iron. However, for many years the use of electronic warfare systems during the conflict remained a closely guarded military secret. It has remained just as crucial to modern warfare ever since, as vital today.

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