BBC - Heroes and Weapons of WWII Part 6: The Man who Saved Britain's Cities
Год: 2003
Язык: английский
Перевод: нет
Русские субтитры: нет
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Audio Codec: 0x2000 (Dolby AC3) AC3
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Audio Languages: english
RunTime Per Part: 23:39.200
Number Of Parts: 20
Part Size: 550 MB
The heroes on the battlefield, were matched by their civilian counterparts, who helped to liberate the free world by deciphering enemy codes, designing better aircraft and inventing war-winning machinery and ordnance. From pathfinding pilots to scientists, from the officers confronted with Hitler's atrocities at Belsen to the inventors of radar ; they all played a part in hastening the end of the most cataclysmic conflict ever.
Part 6: The Man who Saved Britain's Cities
In 1940, German bombers were ready to bomb Britain into submission and they were aided by the use of radio beams which told them exactly where to drop bombs at night. Dr R V Jones of British Air Intelligence was tasked with defeating this high-tech warfare. Ingeniously, he devised counter-beams which put the Germans off target.