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Glossary Item: Radar
Name Radar
Description 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 and was secretly developed by several nations in the period before and during WW2.
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Name By Air to Battle. The official account of the British Airborne Divisions
Category Action in the Air
Issued By Ministry Of Information
Issued For Air Ministry
Published Oct/1945
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Name Manpower, The Story of Britain's Mobilisation for War
Category Production at Home
Issued By Ministry Of Information
Issued For none
Published May/1944
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Name The Battle of the Atlantic, The Official Account of the Fight Against The U-Boats, 1939 - 1945
Category Action at Sea
Issued By Central Office Of Information
Issued For none
Published Oct/1946
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