Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!ucsd!pacbell.com!pacbell!att!cbnews!military From: boebert@SCTC.COM (Earl Boebert) Newsgroups: sci.military Subject: Secret War on Tape Message-ID: <1990Aug29.014816.8397@cbnews.att.com> Date: 29 Aug 90 01:48:16 GMT Sender: military@cbnews.att.com (William B. Thacker) Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories Lines: 23 Approved: military@att.att.com From: boebert@SCTC.COM (Earl Boebert) >From: David Lesher >Henry Spencer recently mentioned the R.V. Jones book "Wizard_War" in a >discussion. I'd like to mention another book on WWII and technology: >The_Secret_War, Brian Johnson, 1978 {Britain BBC, U.S. Methuen Inc} >ISBN 0-458-93340-6 >The book evolved from the BBC series of the same title. >I recommend it. Does anyone know if the series was ever shown on U.S. >TV, or where it is available? Yes, available on videotape from the Beeb, call 800 262 8600; 617 879 1720 in Mass. Some truly amazing footage, including home movies of an Enigma being operated by German personnel in Africa. The stock numbers are 37429-002x-3 where x runs from 0 to 2. Earl