Product Description: During the darkest days of the Second World War, the Allies listened intently to the messages of the enemy. Every whisper built a picture of the threat to come - weapons that were terrifying in their murderous capabilities. Target London is the dramatic tale of the inception of the German V-weapons, the Allies' epic race to discover the truth about them and the rockets' effects on the streets of London...read more

Product Description: Britain was the first country to ever suffer a ballistic missile attack from beyond its borders. This book tells the story of that attack.During 1942 and 1943, confusing rumours circulated about the German development of a 'giant rocket'...read more

Product Description: In the summer of 1944 the Germans launched more than 10,000 flying bombs at Britain, most of them towards London. Thousands of people were killed many more injured. RAF fighter pilots flew round the clock patrols desperately trying to shoot the robot rockets down and stop them from reaching their targets...read more

Product Description: During World War II, Mittelbau Dora Concentration Camp housed the most top-secret factory in Germany. Deep in a labyrinth of dark underground caves running through the Harz Mountains, emaciated slave laborers from Buchenwald and other camps worked under the lash of brutal Nazi guards, struggling to manufacture the world's first ballistic missile-a weapon for which the world had no defense! By April 9, 1945, the prisoners had given up all hope of being rescued...read more

Product Description: From 1943 onwards, Hitler and the Nazi propaganda machine poured forth a torrent of warnings to the Allies that vengeance and retribution were imminent. Historians have always assumed that Hitler was referring to the V1 and V2 weapons...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

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Product Description: The full story of the year Hitler's guided missiles fell on London. Only five minutes from launch to impact--not even enough time to sound an air raid alert. They could not be tracked and they traveled too high and too fast to be shot down...read more

Explores the Nazi bases used to launch V1 and V2 rockets at England from northern France and speculates on the real goals of the V2 program, including the possible use of chemical or nuclear warheads

Product Description: Book by Kennedy, Gregory P.