Hitler's Rockets: The Story of the V-2s

By Norman Longmate

The WWII historian’s in-depth study of how Germany developed and deployed the first long-range guided ballistic missile.

In Hitler’s Rockets Norman Longmate tells the story of the V-2, the technically innovative rocket developed to terrorize Allied cities in retaliation for the bombings in Germany. As the forerunner of all subsequent ballistic missiles, it ushered in modern warfare as we know it today.

Historian Norman Longmate reveals the devious power-play within the German armed forces and the Nazi establishment that so influenced the creation of the rockets. He shows through contemporary documents and protagonists’ accounts how the British intelligence skillfully pieced together the evidence as it sought to establish the true nature of the threat. Finally, he captures the experiences and fears of those who suffered as the targets of this terrifying weapon.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Open Road Integrated Media
• Release date: Jul 23, 2009
• ISBN: 9781628730180