Nightstalkers by Richard Phillip Lawless
The untold story of the 868th Bomb Squadron, the 'Nightstalkers', who paired cutting-edge technology with daring launching single-aircraft night-time missions stalking the Japanese in the Pacific.
This is a limber romp across the world of electronics and into the history of World War IIGoing beyond palaver, Lawless traces a critical development program through MIT’s Radiation Laboratory, showing how ultra-short-wave radar was adapted for aircraft and a unit organized to prove the concept, then follows the exploits of these men and their device right through to the Japanese surrender. * ARGunners.com *
Lawless’ engaging and descriptive approach takes the reader into the Pacific war and offers a front-row seat to the exploits of the Wright Project and their highly innovative technology. * War History Network *
The author has done some remarkable research into both the squadron, the technology & the men involved. This unit & its 'Wright Project' name was deemed 'highly classified', so don't be surprised, if like me, you hadn't heard about it previously. Some of the narrative is almost a squadron diary formed from operation reports, but this feels necessary to tell the story. One that I'm sure will draw a lot of interest. * Books2Cover *
Lawless’ engaging and descriptive approach takes the reader into the Pacific war and offers a front-row seat to the exploits of the Wright Project and their highly innovative technology. * War History Network *
The author has done some remarkable research into both the squadron, the technology & the men involved. This unit & its 'Wright Project' name was deemed 'highly classified', so don't be surprised, if like me, you hadn't heard about it previously. Some of the narrative is almost a squadron diary formed from operation reports, but this feels necessary to tell the story. One that I'm sure will draw a lot of interest. * Books2Cover *
Richard Phillip Lawless is former CIA and was Deputy Under Secretary for Asian and Pacific Security, 2002–07 in the United States of America's Department of Defence.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781636242057 |
| ISBN 10 | 1636242057 |
| Title | Nightstalkers |
| Author | Richard Phillip Lawless |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Casemate Publishers |
| Year published | 2023-02-22 |
| Number of pages | 432 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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