A World War II raid centered on radar intelligence
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A World War II raid centered on radar intelligence
Max Hastings recounts Operation Biting, the February 1942 British parachute commando raid in Northern France. The operation emerged after RAF intelligence identified a new German radar network along the coast of Nazi-occupied Europe and sought components that could clarify its capabilities. Framed through the practical stakes of intelligence gathering and military technology, the book places a single wartime mission within the larger contest for information during World War II.
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In this enthralling history, internationally bestselling author Max Hastings recounts the odds-defying Operation Biting, a 1942 parachute commando raid on Northern France to steal vital components of German intelligence--one of the most thrilling British commando raids of World War II, and one of the most successful.
In February 1942, RAF intelligence was baffled by a newly identified radar network on the coast of Nazi-occupied Europe, codenamed W
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