The Air Defence System in Scotland 1938-46

1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-94-6426-430-2
Verlag: Sidestone Press

Buch, Englisch, 236 Seiten, Format (B × H): 187 mm x 263 mm, Gewicht: 1087 g

This is the first comprehensive history of Scotland’s air defence system during the Second World War. It explores how radar stations, Royal Observer Corps posts, and operations rooms worked together to detect and respond to incoming enemy aircraft.

Moving beyond the well-known events of the Battle of Britain, the book traces the evolution of Scotland’s air defence network throughout the war, highlighting advances in technology and tactics. For the first time, it also incorporates the role of Gun Operations Rooms under Anti-Aircraft Command into the broader narrative.

Detailed accounts of each operations centre and a full listing of Royal Observer Corps posts across Scotland allow for local-level research into the contributions of individual communities. Drawing on first-hand testimonies and rare wartime photographs – many never published before – this book offers valuable insights for aviation, military, and local historians, and for anyone interested in Scotland’s wartime experience.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Brown, Ian

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Europäische Länder England, UK, Irland: Regional & Stadtgeschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Militärwesen Luftstreitkräfte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Militärwesen Militär- und Verteidigungsstrategie
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Besondere Kriege und Kampagnen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Illustrations
Glossary
Note about measurements

Foreword
Acknowledgements

PART I

Introduction
Chapter 1 The Air Defence System in Scotland 1938-46
Chapter 2 Filtering and plotting aircraft
Chapter 3 Movement Liaison Organisation and tracking friendly aircraft
Chapter 4 Communications networks

PART II

Histories of the air defence centres covering Scotland 1938-46

PART III

Tracking shipping
Histories of the Naval Plotting Rooms in Scotland

Archival sources
Bibliography
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Brown, Ian
Ian Brown:

Ian Brown has been researching the history of radar and air defence in Scotland for more than 35 years. In 2022 his first book on the subject, Radar in Scotland 1938-46, was published and he has written and lectured widely on military and aviation history. He works as a curator at the National Museum of Flight in East Lothian. A graduate of the University of Stirling and the University of Leicester, Ian lives in the Scottish Borders with his wife, Anne.