VERGELTUNGSWAFFEN: The Third Reich's V-Missiles - Then and Now

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Examines Germany's innovative V-weapons. Looks at the V1, which was a cruise missile, and the effect it had on Churchill and England; then the V2, which was a large liquid-fueled rocket, fired against Paris and London. The last months of World War II, when Germany was on the defensive on all fronts and desperately looking for 'wonder weapons,' saw a number of ineffective, albeit innovative, technical developments. Among them were the HDP and the Rheinbote, the third and fourth V-Weapons, which were launched into battle in small numbers. Contains 20 color illustrations and 280 mono illustrations