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This page summarises the publications available from the Purbeck Radar Museum Trust. To find out more about a particular item, click on the title or thumbnail below.

Publications are available:
    1) from a few outlets in Dorset (bottom of this page),
Mail order not currently available (from 13 July 2017).
    2) by mail order - within the United Kingdom (middle of this page),
    3) by mail order - outside the United Kingdom (separate page).
Enquiries about publications - please e-mail using this address: order-01@purbeckradar.org.uk .

Echoes of the Past - DVD
	The story of Top Secret work on RADAR carried out in Purbeck 70 years ago during World War II. Told by Dr Bill Penley who worked there, Dr Phil Judkins a radar historian, produced by John Hale. More information & trailer.
Order DVD: @ £12.99

Secret War in Purbeck

Outlines the story of the top secret radar development in Purbeck, Dorset, from 1940 to 1942 during World War II. More information.

Order booklet
A4 format: @ £9, A5 format: @ £6.

Radar Development in Purbeck, Dorset - cover

Radar Development in Purbeck - brochure

Outlines the story of radar development in the UK. It opens to tell the story in Purbeck from 1940 - 1942 with maps and photos of the radar sites.

Order brochure: @ 50p

Post Card - Worth Chain Home station.

A quality coloured post card of this classic photo.

Order post cards: @ 20p

Dorset's Radar Days
	The story of early radar development in the UK from focussed on time in Purbeck from May 1940 - May 1942. Told by Reg Batt & Dr Bill Penley - scientists who worked there. More information.
Order booklet: @ £2.40

With Radar to Final Victory
	Continues the story started in "Dorset's Radar Days" to the end of World War II and beyond. It includes a short resumé of the story before that). After D-Day mobile radar units were designed by TRE and deployed in Europe and the Middle East.
Order booklet: @ £2.50

Penley Radar Archives CD-ROM

The Penley Radar Archives is a collection of personal reminiscences, photographs etc. by the scientists, engineers and service people in the radar research & development team during the war. Some of these records have been scanned and saved on CD-ROM.

Order CD-ROM: @ £20.

How to order publications by mail within United Kingdom
Mail order not currently available (from 13 July 2017).
Follow this link for international orders.

1) Type the quantity of each publication you require in the boxes next to the thumbnails above,

2) Enter your details in the form below: name, address plus telephone and e-mail if possible,

3) Press the 'Submit' button below,

4) Your order should then be displayed and totalled for you to review and correct as necessary before printing and enclosing with your cheque.

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Availability of Publications at Various Outlets in Purbeck / Dorset

The DVD, the three booklets and brochure are available for purchase by visitors to the the Swanage Museum & Heritage Centre - which also hosts a small radar exhibition.

Some publications are also available from other places including: the Swanage bookshop, the CoastWatch Station at St Aldhelm's Head and by mail order ~ see below. Sale of booklets help fund this website, radar exhibition and reference library - but donations are always welcome!!

Note Re: Availability of publications at various outlets.
The table below outlines holdings at various outlets - but availability at individual outlets may vary from time to time.

	Echoes of the Past DVD £12.99	Secret War in Purbeck A4 & A5 booklets A4 £9 & A5 £6	Dorset's Radar Days A5 booklet £2.40	With Radar to Final Victory A5 booklet £2.50	Radar Development in Purbeck A3 brochure £0.50p
Swanage Museum & Heritage Centre, The Square, Swanage, Dorset BH19 2LJ UK (on the seafront, near the quay) www.swanagemuseum.co.uk
New and Second Hand Books, 35 Station Road, Swanage, Dorset BH19 1AD www.editionone.co.uk
CoastWatch, St Aldhelm's Head, near Worth Matravers. www.nci.org.uk/stalbanshead
Worth My Travels Post Office cottage, Worth Matravers BH19 3LQ www.worthmytravels.co.uk
Wareham Tourist Information Centre, Trinity Church, South Street, Wareham, Dorset BH20 4LU
Farwell’s Newsagents, 8 North Street, Wareham, Dorset BH20 4AF
Wareham Town Museum, Town Hall, East Street, Wareham, Dorset BH20 4NS www.wtm.org.uk
Mail order not currently available (13 July 2017). Mail order ~ follow the links: a) within the United Kingdom, b) international.