The Paraset Radio: The Story of a WWII Spy-Radio

摘要

This delightful e-book, published by the Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB), opens a window into the world of wartime radio spycraft. Before the era of miniaturized solid-state electronics, the brave and sturdy souls of the Special Operations Executive (SOE) - a super-secret paramilitary organization (dubbed "Churchill's secret weapon") that provided the Allies with critical information from behind enemy lines - lugged compact radio sets that, while creatively crammed into containers the size of a small suitcase, might weigh more than 30 pounds.