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The Secret War
A compilation of the 1977 BBC series The Secret War, a documentary on British scientific and technical efforts in WWII, including radar, German navigation beams and V-weapons. It features interviews with people who were there, including Albert Speer.
Why HN readers recommended it
HN readers recommend it as a detailed, intelligent documentary about wartime technology that assumes viewers aren't stupid.
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Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- Sergio IQ
- Topic
- wwii electronic warfare
- Format
- documentary
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 4
- HN mentions in dataset
- 9
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2019–2025
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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I spam this everytime WW2 engineering is mentioned and I'll do it again: [VIDEO] The secret war is a documentary about exactly that (amongst other things e.g. the magnetic mine): WW2 RADAR and radio navigation, and the intellectual battle between the Brits and Germans as …
mhh__ on Hacker News · 2019-07
In WWII Propaganda Popularized Myth That Carrots Help You See in the Dark (2013)Anyone who browses HN regularly will probably enjoy the book "Most Secret War" by R.V. Jones (or the accompanying TV show "The Secret War"). Jones was a physicist working for Churchill directly by the end of the war. Everyone has heard of Bletchley park and …
mhh__ on Hacker News · 2020-06
In Ask HN: What's your favorite book that nobody you know has heard of?For more R V Jones goodness, watch "The Secret War" from 1977. The two first segments, "The Battle of the Beams" and "To See for a Hundred Miles" should be of interest, but all of it is great, really. [VIDEO] Bonus: It includes interviews with …
smilespray on Hacker News · 2021-12
In Electronic warfare history of the Battle of the Bulge
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