Название: Operation Oyster: WW II’s Forgotten Raid: The Daring Low Level Attack on the Philips Radio Works
Автор: Kees Rijken, Paul Schepers, Arthur G. Thorning
Издательство: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 1473821096
Год: 2014
Формат: PDF (conv)
Страниц: 256
Для сайта: litgu.ru
Размер: 16,5 МБ
Язык: Английский
Operation Oyster was carried out on the 6th December, 1942 by 2 Group RAF. Considered to be a notable success for the allies, it cost the Germans an estimated six months of lost production time at a critical point in the conflict. It is arguable, according to the authors, that the operation was in fact rather more significant than Operation Chastise, the Dambuster raid, while accepting that was a remarkable feat of arms. Operation Oyster struck at the very heart of what Churchill termed 'the wizard war' against German radio navigational technology by attacking a central hub of activity; the Philips Radio Works in Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
The development of electronics in WWII was the most significant technical aspect of weaponry over the course of the conflict.