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Radar has become an essential factor in air and sea travel, has affected all areas of military science and, most important of all perhaps, has considerably influenced the progress of electronic engineering.

This book is the first general history of radar to be published, and one which covers the independent but more or less simultaneous emergence of radar in several countries in the 1930s.

Some of the earliest proposals for the use of radio waves to detect objects at a distance are first dealt with. The narrative ranges from the concepts of Nikola Tesler in 1900 and the experiments of Christian Hulsmeyer in 1904 right through, in chronological order, to the commercially sponsored experiments of the pre-war days. The historical events and the military influences, which shaped the ultimate development of radar in each country, are then considered.

The book also sets out to explain the basic principles of radar and, where applicable, historical aspects of the evolution of these principles are dealt with. The study, while underlining the significance of the cavity magnetron, purposely restricts itself to the cavity magnetron era of radar.

Abundant references, which could facilitate further research, are given.

, historical aspects of the evolution of these principles are dealt with. The study, while underlining the significance of the cavity magnetron, purposely restricts itself to the cavity magnetron era of radar.

Abundant references, which could facilitate further research, are given.

, historical aspects of the evolution of these principles are dealt with. The study, while underlining the significance of the cavity magnetron, purposely restricts itself to the cavity magnetron era of radar.

Abundant references, which could facilitate further research, are given.

, historical aspects of the evolution of these principles are dealt with. The study, while underlining the significance of the cavity magnetron, purposely restricts itself to the cavity magnetron era of radar.

Abundant references, which could facilitate further research, are given.

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CHOICE Review

This is a unique book that traces the history of radar in immense detail, and contains a truly massive annotated list of references. Swords (engineering, Trinity College, Ireland) has clearly done a thorough and definitive job in researching the topic. However, the book is not written for the general college audience. It contains a brief and cursory overview of radar fundamentals, but Swords readily admits that the ``breadth of modern radar technology'' is better studied in other books. The other shortcoming from the perspective of an American university library is the book's emphasis upon radar systems in the UK. In spite of these negative factors, the book provides interesting rounding out of the subject material for those libraries with extensive related holdings.-M.S. Roden, California State University, Los Angeles