V-weapons hunt : defeating German secret weapons / Roy M. Stanley II.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stanley, Roy M., II, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World War, 1939-1945--Military intelligence--Great Britain.

World War, 1939-1945.

World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, German.

V-1 bomb--History.

V-1 bomb.

V-2 rocket--History.

V-2 rocket.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (419 p.)

Place of Publication:

Barnsley : Pen & Sword Military, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The V-1 and much larger V-2 rockets added a terrifying extra dimension to the Second World War. Once launched there was little that could stop the V-1s and nothing to prevent the V-2s from reaching their targets. Both were indiscriminate and struck with little or no warning. Their destructive power was awesome but it was their psychological impact on the defenseless civil population that posed such a threat to morale.This remarkable book tells, through words and images, the story of the Allied discovery, understanding and campaign against the Vengeance weapons. Written by a trained intelligenc

Contents:

""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Dedication""; ""ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS""; ""Table of Contents""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""Chapter I - BACKGROUND""; ""THE SETTING""; ""THE GREAT SEARCH""; ""WHAT WEAPONS?""; ""Chapter II - TOOLS OF THE HUNT""; ""ORIGINS""; ""MEDMENHAM""; ""HOW IT WORKED""; ""OTHER SOURCES""; ""Chapter III - THE HOME OF WONDER WEAPONS""; ""PEENEMÃœNDE""; ""PEENEMÃœNDE: 1942""; ""PEENEMÃœNDE: 1943""; ""PEENEMÃœNDE: 1944""; ""PEENEMÃœNDE: 1945""; ""Chapter IV - THE WILDS OF POLAND""; ""DISCOVERY""; ""UNDERSTANDING THE ROCKET""; ""MORE ANALYSIS""; ""Chapter V - CONCRETE MONSTERS""

""LAUNCH FORTRESSES""""MINI-MONSTERS""; ""STORAGE, DISPERSAL AND FABRICATION""; ""ANOTHER SET OF TARGETS""; ""Chapter VI - SKIS WITHOUT SNOW""; ""JUST WITHIN RANGE""; ""SANS SKIS""; ""FLYING BOMBS ARRIVE""; ""V-1 ASIDES""; ""Chapter VII - OUT OF NOWHERE""; ""Chapter VIII - WARHEADS""; ""Chapter IX - LOOKING BACK""; ""IMPACT OF THE V-WEAPONS""; ""THE BALANCE SHEET""; ""AN ASSESSMENT""; ""STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES OF THE WEAPONS""; ""BIBLIOGRAPHY""; ""INDEX""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-78303-336-3

OCLC:

854975001