Deeply researched and engagingly written The TimesHas the pace and style of a wellcrafted thriller Mail on SundayChock full of memorable characters and written with all the drama and pace of a Robert Harris thriller Rowland White author of Harrier 809The radio war of 193945 is one of the great scientific battles in history.This is the story of that war.Relying on firsthand accounts as well as papers recently released by the Admiralty The Battle of the Beams fills a huge missing piece in the canon of WW2 literature.It combines history science derring do and dogged determination and will appeal as much to fans of WW2 history as to those fascinated by the science behind the beams that changed our lives.The British believed that through ingenuity and scientific prowess they alone have a warwinning weapon radar. They are wrong. The Germans have it too.They believe that their unique maritime history means their pilots have no need of navigational aids.