Historical person
Reginald Victor Jones
1911–1997
Reginald Victor Jones was a British physicist who became one of the central figures in scientific intelligence during the Second World War. His work analysed German radio-navigation and radar systems and helped British planners understand the technological contest underlying the air war.
Reginald Victor Jones was the British physicist and scientific intelligence expert whose analysis of German radar helped inspire Operation Biting. Reginald Victor Jones also worked as Scientific intelligence officer. Reginald Victor Jones was born in Herne Hill, London, England and died in Aberdeen, Scotland.
In Sir Max Hastings’ Operation Biting, British scientific intelligence wanted physical evidence of the Würzburg radar system, leading to a plan in which John Frost’s paratroopers would seize the site, Royal Engineers would dismantle key equipment and naval craft would evacuate the force from the beach. Hastings follows the scientific problem, planning and personalities as closely as the short battle itself, showing how a small combined operation produced intelligence out of proportion to its size. Reginald Victor Jones’s analysis of German radar and Frost’s leadership are central to the story.
Non Fiction
Non Fiction featuring Reginald Victor Jones (1 book)
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