Norman Fine is a retired electronics engineer, founder of a high-tech company, editor and publisher of an annual engineering design guide series in the 1990s, and the author of four books.

• List of IllustrationsAbbreviations and AcronymsPrefacePrologueScientists and WarriorsPart I: Science and PoliticsChapter 1 The Death RayChapter 2 1940: Europe in Turmoil; America in DenialChapter 3 Partnerships: Science, Government, and Alfred LoomisChapter 4 1940: The Tizard MissionChapter 5 1940–1941: The Radiation LabPart II: The U-BoatChapter 6 Airborne Radar and the U-Boats: Developing a DefenseChapter 7 1941–1943: From Defense to OffensePart III: The WeatherChapter 8 1942–1943: The Case for Blind BombingChapter 9 1943–1944: Relentlessly, Despite the WeatherPart IV: Setting the Stage for D-DayChapter 10 Getting to D-DayChapter 11 Deep Penetration Bombing: A New ProblemChapter 12 June 6, 1944: Scarcely a German Plane in the SkyEpilogueSource NotesBibliography

“Reading like a detective story, Norman Fine’s spellbinding narrative reveals the little-known story of how British and American scientists developed a new radar system critically important to victory over Germany in World War II.”-Nick Kotz, Pulitzer Prize–winning reporter and author of Wild Blue Yonder: Money, Politics, and the B-1 Bomber “This is an extremely accurate and detailed account of the development and use of microwave radar from its inception to its role in ending World War II in favor of the Allies. The book has both a technical and a personal spin that held my interest throughout.”-Col. Dick Rounseville, U.S. Army (Ret.), commander, 334 Attack Helicopter Company (Cobra) “Norman Fine’s well-crafted account of the development and implementation of microwave radar is a valuable addition to the backstory of the Allied victory in World War II. Fine also has a personal stake in the story: his uncle Stanley was one of the quiet heroes who risked everything to bring the new radar to the skies over Europe. A deeply satisfying read on multiple levels.”-Howard Means, author of 67 Shots: Kent State and the End of American Innocence

Norman Fine is a retired electronics engineer, founder of a high-tech company, editor and publisher of an annual engineering design guide series in the 1990s, and the author of four books.

• List of IllustrationsAbbreviations and AcronymsPrefacePrologueScientists and WarriorsPart I: Science and PoliticsChapter 1 The Death RayChapter 2 1940: Europe in Turmoil; America in DenialChapter 3 Partnerships: Science, Government, and Alfred LoomisChapter 4 1940: The Tizard MissionChapter 5 1940–1941: The Radiation LabPart II: The U-BoatChapter 6 Airborne Radar and the U-Boats: Developing a DefenseChapter 7 1941–1943: From Defense to OffensePart III: The WeatherChapter 8 1942–1943: The Case for Blind BombingChapter 9 1943–1944: Relentlessly, Despite the WeatherPart IV: Setting the Stage for D-DayChapter 10 Getting to D-DayChapter 11 Deep Penetration Bombing: A New ProblemChapter 12 June 6, 1944: Scarcely a German Plane in the SkyEpilogueSource NotesBibliography

“Reading like a detective story, Norman Fine’s spellbinding narrative reveals the little-known story of how British and American scientists developed a new radar system critically important to victory over Germany in World War II.”-Nick Kotz, Pulitzer Prize–winning reporter and author of Wild Blue Yonder: Money, Politics, and the B-1 Bomber “This is an extremely accurate and detailed account of the development and use of microwave radar from its inception to its role in ending World War II in favor of the Allies. The book has both a technical and a personal spin that held my interest throughout.”-Col. Dick Rounseville, U.S. Army (Ret.), commander, 334 Attack Helicopter Company (Cobra) “Norman Fine’s well-crafted account of the development and implementation of microwave radar is a valuable addition to the backstory of the Allied victory in World War II. Fine also has a personal stake in the story: his uncle Stanley was one of the quiet heroes who risked everything to bring the new radar to the skies over Europe. A deeply satisfying read on multiple levels.”-Howard Means, author of 67 Shots: Kent State and the End of American Innocence

Norman Fine is a retired electronics engineer, founder of a high-tech company, editor and publisher of an annual engineering design guide series in the 1990s, and the author of four books.

• List of IllustrationsAbbreviations and AcronymsPrefacePrologueScientists and WarriorsPart I: Science and PoliticsChapter 1 The Death RayChapter 2 1940: Europe in Turmoil; America in DenialChapter 3 Partnerships: Science, Government, and Alfred LoomisChapter 4 1940: The Tizard MissionChapter 5 1940–1941: The Radiation LabPart II: The U-BoatChapter 6 Airborne Radar and the U-Boats: Developing a DefenseChapter 7 1941–1943: From Defense to OffensePart III: The WeatherChapter 8 1942–1943: The Case for Blind BombingChapter 9 1943–1944: Relentlessly, Despite the WeatherPart IV: Setting the Stage for D-DayChapter 10 Getting to D-DayChapter 11 Deep Penetration Bombing: A New ProblemChapter 12 June 6, 1944: Scarcely a German Plane in the SkyEpilogueSource NotesBibliography

“Reading like a detective story, Norman Fine’s spellbinding narrative reveals the little-known story of how British and American scientists developed a new radar system critically important to victory over Germany in World War II.”-Nick Kotz, Pulitzer Prize–winning reporter and author of Wild Blue Yonder: Money, Politics, and the B-1 Bomber “This is an extremely accurate and detailed account of the development and use of microwave radar from its inception to its role in ending World War II in favor of the Allies. The book has both a technical and a personal spin that held my interest throughout.”-Col. Dick Rounseville, U.S. Army (Ret.), commander, 334 Attack Helicopter Company (Cobra) “Norman Fine’s well-crafted account of the development and implementation of microwave radar is a valuable addition to the backstory of the Allied victory in World War II. Fine also has a personal stake in the story: his uncle Stanley was one of the quiet heroes who risked everything to bring the new radar to the skies over Europe. A deeply satisfying read on multiple levels.”-Howard Means, author of 67 Shots: Kent State and the End of American Innocence