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Operation Biting: (Record no. 490466)

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005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION
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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780008642167
040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE
Original cataloging agency Kenya National Library Service
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 940.542142 HAS
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Hastings, Max
Relator term author
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Operation Biting:
Remainder of title the 1942 Parachute assault to capture Hitler's Radar /
Statement of responsibility, etc. Max Hastings.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 272 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates :
Other physical details illustrations ;
Dimensions 24 cm
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. Operation Biting was one of the most thrilling British commando raids of World War II, and probably the most successful. Operation Biting was one of the most thrilling British commando raids of World War II, and probably the most successful.In February 1942 RAF intelligence was baffled by a newly-identified radar network on the coast of Nazi-occupied Europe, codenamed Wrzburg. The brilliant scientist Dr RV Jones proposed an assault to capture key components.
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element World War, 1939-1945 -- Radar.
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Koha item type Books
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Holdings
Withdrawn status Source of classification or shelving scheme Damaged status Not for loan Home library Current library Date acquired Source of acquisition Cost, normal purchase price Total checkouts Full call number Barcode Date last seen Price effective from Koha item type
  Dewey Decimal Classification     Buruburu Preservation Facility Cataloguing, Classification and Distribution 02/03/2026 DON 3125.00   940.542142 HAS B231072 02/03/2026 02/03/2026 Books
  Dewey Decimal Classification     Information Access Cataloguing, Classification and Distribution 02/03/2026 DON 3125.00   940.542142 HAS B230999 02/03/2026 02/03/2026 Books
  Dewey Decimal Classification     Information Access Cataloguing, Classification and Distribution 02/03/2026 DON 3125.00   940.542142 HAS B230940 02/03/2026 02/03/2026 Books

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