The invisible war : the untold secret story of Number One Canadian Special Wireless Group, Royal Canadian Signal Corps, 1944-1946 /

While the Second World War raged in Europe, demanding most of Canada's military effort, an equally fierce war with Japan was going on in the Far East. Army, navy, and air force signals units in Canada kept watch on the enemy's vital radio communications. To be more effective, Number One Ca...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Murray, Gil, 1925-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto, Ont. : Dundurn Press, 2001.
Temas:
Canada. > Canadian Army. > Royal Canadian Corps of Signals. > Candian Special Wireless Group, Number One > History.
Canada. > Armée canadienne. > Canadian Special Wireless Group, no. 1 > Histoire > Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945.
Canada. > Armée canadienne > Systèmes de communication.
1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945 > Communications.
World War, 1939-1945 > Regimental histories > Canada.
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Pacific Area.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Communications.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Histoire des unités > Canada.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Campagnes et batailles > Pacifique, Océan.
HISTORY > Military > World War II.
Communications, Military.
Military campaigns.
Regimental histories.
Canada.
Pacific Area.
Electronic books.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Prologue; Publisher's Foreword; Book One: Canada's Key Role in the War in the Pacific; Chapter 1
  • Canada Joins the Pacific War; Chapter 2
  • How Special Wireless Began; Chapter 3
  • Top Secrets and Japanese Kana; Chapter 4
  • The Last Trip Home; Chapter 5
  • San Francisco Over the Hill; Chapter 6
  • The Troopship as Floating Theatre; Chapter 7
  • Magic in the Torrid Zone; Chapter 8
  • Bogged down in Brisbane; Chapter 9
  • Secret Tricks of "Magic"; Chapter 10
  • By Train and Truck to the Outback; Chapter 11
  • Under the Spitfire's Wing; Chapter 12
  • The Pride of Harry Wethey
  • Chapter 13
  • Hot Sun and Hockey SticksChapter 14
  • Keeping the Computers Fed; Chapter 15
  • The Best of Tokyo Rose; Chapter 16
  • After the Bomb; Book Two: The Long Journey Home; Chapter 1
  • Rolling Down the Bitumen; Chapter 2
  • Alice and The Ghan; Chapter 3
  • Trucking Through the South; Chapter 4
  • The Capture of Sydney; Chapter 5
  • All Aboard Socotra; Chapter 6
  • Welcome to Vancouver; Epilogue; Biographies of Officers, 1CSWG; Sources

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