During World War II, when the V1s and V2s soared in their thousands against London, Antwerp and other targets, they were launched by Germans who had made a technological leap over their Allied scientific counterparts. Ultimately, as the German front fell back, the V launch-sites and factories were overrun. Nevertheless, for a time, the Germans had wielded a revolutionary new weapon that we now know pointed to the future of warfare. This intensely researched book overturns many of the myths about the V-weapons by tracing their development under pressure, their employment in combat, and the massive effect their existence had on operations.
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Benjamin King is Command Historian of the U.S. Army Transportation Center in Fort Eustis, VA. Timothy Kutta is a freelance writer specializing in aviation and military affairs.
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This review is from: Impact: The History Of Germany's V-weapons In World War II (Hardcover)
A well written and well researched text covering Nazi Germany's most feared and most imitated weapons. This book gives even the casual reader amazing insight to the development and deployment of these leading edge weapons. Mr Kutta is an outstanding historian and makes the subject come alive. Well worth reading for anyone of any level of interest in the subject. Remember the the V-2 was the starting point for the US Space program, and the V-1 inspired the modern day cruise missile.
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This book gives a lot of information about the V1 and V2 projects and is a good read. It moves along at a good pace and is easy to follow. Anyone who enjoys reading about WW2 history or the history of rocket development will be fascinated by this book.
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In its basic form a rocket is little more than a tube sealed at one end. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
ski sites, flying bomb offensive, flying bomb campaign, circle runners, jet vanes, pulse jet engine, firing crews, pilotless aircraft, sodium permanganate, flying bombs, launch crews, firing sites, firing units, rocket troops, modified sites, rocket program, antiaircraft gunners, rocket research, balloon barrage, conventional artillery, launch sites, supply sites Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
World War, Ninth Air Force, United States, Air Staff, Third Reich, Bomber Command, The Hague, Albert Speer, German Army, Lord Cherwell, Pas de Calais, War Cabinet, Civil Defence, Air Defence Great Britain, General Heinemann, Paris Gun, Tactical Air Force, Battle of Britain, North Sea, General Staff, Heinrich Himmler, Duncan Sandys, Hans Kammler, Weimar Republic, Air Marshal Hill New!
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In its basic form a rocket is little more than a tube sealed at one end. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
ski sites, flying bomb offensive, flying bomb campaign, circle runners, jet vanes, pulse jet engine, firing crews, pilotless aircraft, sodium permanganate, flying bombs, launch crews, firing sites, firing units, rocket troops, modified sites, rocket program, antiaircraft gunners, rocket research, balloon barrage, conventional artillery, launch sites, supply sites Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
World War, Ninth Air Force, United States, Air Staff, Third Reich, Bomber Command, The Hague, Albert Speer, German Army, Lord Cherwell, Pas de Calais, War Cabinet, Civil Defence, Air Defence Great Britain, General Heinemann, Paris Gun, Tactical Air Force, Battle of Britain, North Sea, General Staff, Heinrich Himmler, Duncan Sandys, Hans Kammler, Weimar Republic, Air Marshal Hill New!
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- British Intelligence in the Second World War: Vol. 3, Part 2 (British Intelligence in the Second World War) by F. H. Hinsley on 5 pages
- Third Reich by Rh Value Publishing on 5 pages
- Rockets, Missiles by Willy Ley in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Logistical support of the armies (United States Army in World War II: The European theater of operations) by Roland G Ruppenthal on page 276, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Bomber Offensive (Pen & Sword Military Classics) by Arthur Harris in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
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