Robert Garcia, the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, said some 25,000 photographs had …
Read More »Echoes of 1940: Learning from an Ally at War and Preparing the U.S. for the Next Fight
One of Britain’s most consequential contributions in 1940 was the technology behind “Chain Home,” an early, revolutionary radar network. A constellation of radio stations sent out beams whose returns revealed the direction, altitude, and approximate numbers of incoming Luftwaffe aircraft during the Battle of Britain. Integrated with human observers and command-and-control stations, the system allowed RAF leaders to deploy their …
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