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Radar in Scotland 1938-46
Keywords:
radar stations, radar chains, radio navigation, Second World War, military historySynopsis
The first published history of the Second World War radar stations in Scotland. With histories of each individual station, this book shows how the radar chain operated, how the radar information was processed and used for the air defence of Scotland, and what it was like to live and work on these mostly very remote sites.
Featuring many unpublished photographs taken during the war, as well as first-hand accounts from servicemen and women who served on these stations, for the first time this book gives an accurate account of the early warning and navigational aid stations in Scotland and the vital role they played in the Second World War.
The book opens with a preface by Sq Ldr Mike Dean MBE, highlighting its contribution to research on the history of military technology in the United Kingdom.
Ian Brown is a graduate of the Universities of Stirling and Leicester and has been researching the history of radar in Scotland for more than 30 years. He has written and lectured widely on military and aviation history and works as a curator at the National Museum of Flight in East Lothian.
Chapters
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Prelims
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Introduction
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Radar in Scotland 1938-46
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The Control and Reporting System in Scotland
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Architecture of radar
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Histories of the radar stations, radio navigational aid stations and research establishments in Scotland 1938–46
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Archival sources
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Bibliography
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Index
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Published
June 2, 2026
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Copyright (c) 2026 Ian Brown (Author)
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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
