Bibliography
Archives, Museums, Research Organizations
The National Archives, Kew, are a rich repository of documents underlying the stories depicted in these pages, including files related to the Special Operations Executive; the Army, Royal Navy and Royal Air Force; official War Office and Cabinet papers, plus records of the Chiefs of Staff meetings and Churchill’s correspondence concerning same.
The National Army Museum’s Special Forces Collection is an important resource of images, records and memorabilia from the war years, including from the operations described in these pages.
The Imperial War Museum also has a vast collection of documents, including those held at the IWM’s London site, namely unpublished records and reports from those whose stories are told in this book, and photographs and film footage related to the operations portrayed. At the IWM Duxford, the Airborne Assault Archive also contains key documents and images related to the missions depicted in these pages.
The Malvern Radar and Technological Historical Society (MRATHS) archive, at Malvern, is a unique and comprehensive record of the activities of the Telecommunications Research Establishment (TRE) during and after the war, and includes some of the original hardware (technology) saved from countless experiments and scientific developments.
The UK’s Defence Electronic History Society (DEHS) constitutes a wealth of information regarding the development of radar, and related technologies, during the Second World War.
The Purbeck Radar Museum Trust (PRMT) constitutes a rich resource of information for those interested in the activities of TRE at Worth Matravers during the war.
The Penley Radar Archives are an invaluable source of academic reports and studies on aspects of radar and related technologies developed at TRE.
The Medmenham Collection is a remarkable archive recording the activities at Danesfield House of RAF Medmenham personnel and those who served there during the Second World War.
The Churchill Archives Centre, at Churchill College, Cambridge, contains useful papers pertaining to Churchill’s role in the development of special forces, and also the private papers of R. V. Jones.
Unpublished Sources
National Archives, DEFE 2-1523 PLANNING
National Archives, DEFE 2-153 PLANNING
National Archives, DEFE 2-152 FINAL REPORT ‘Colossus’.
National Archives, AIR 7450 Early Plans, ‘Magdalen College Oxford . . .’
National Archives, CAB 106-6 Witness
National Archives, AIR 7450 Early Plans, ‘Water Project – Southern Italy’
National Archives, REM 3-100 WSC
National Archives, AIR 7450 Early Plans, ‘Plan Factors’
National Archives, CAB 79/9 COS Meetings
National Archives, AIR 7450 Early Plans, ‘Receipt for Photons . . .’
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‘The Worth of Worth, Britain’s Silicon Valley’, Dr Phil Judkins, University of Leeds and Buckingham, Centre for Security and Intelligence Studies; Chairman, Purbeck Radar Museum Trust
 
MRATHS – WWII radar map, showing radar curtain strung around French coast
MRATHS – Early Enemy Radar
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MRATHS – Bruneval, Don Preist
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MRATHS – TRE Report 5-35 RAF-JWC 21Sep1941
MRATHS – TRE Report 5-47 Calibration of AB2 Receiver etc at 50cm 1941 undated
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