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GERMAN SECRET WEAPONS OF WORLD WAR II
THE MISSILES, ROCKETS, WEAPONS AND NEW TECHNOLOGY OF THE THIRD REICH |
| By: |
Ian Hogg |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£12.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1848327811 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781848327818 |
| Publisher: |
PEN & SWORD BOOKS LTD |
| Pub. date: |
4 February, 2015 |
| Pages: |
224 |
| Description: |
Exposes the full extent of the German 'top secret' weapons programme in WWII from the bizarre and impractical to ground-breaking innovations that provided the inspiration for present-day rockets and missiles. |
| Synopsis: |
The phrase 'German Secret Weapons' immediately conjures up images of the V-1 and V-2 missiles which bombarded London in 1944. But what of the V-3 and V-4? What of Schmetterling, the Rochling shell, the Kurt bomb, the Hs293? These, and many other devices, were all part of the German secret armoury but are relatively unknown except to a handful of specialists. What of the German nuclear bomb? And the question of chemical warfare? The sheer magnitude of the secret weapon projects of the Third Reich is revealed in this comprehensive study written by one of the world's great experts on weaponry. The book explores the various fields in which the Germans concentrated their weapon development and discusses the multiplicity of ideas, the difficulties, and, in several cases, how these ideas were subsequently exploited by the victors. Although much of the German wartime development was not completed before the war's end, it nevertheless provided a foundation for a great deal of the munitions development which has since taken place. Comparisons with Allied projects are also drawn.This book explodes some of the myths surrounding Hitler's secret weapons to reveal a truth all the stranger for being fact. |
| Illustrations: |
16 pages of b/w plates |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Frontline Books |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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