Buy this book on-line RANSTED, CHRIS: : DISARMING HITLER'S WEAPONS - Bomb Disposal: The V1 and V2 RocketsUK.BARNSLEY,S,YORKS.PEN &SWORD MILITARY/PEN & SWORD BOOKS LTD.,2013. ISBN 1781593868.
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In 1944 the V1s and V2s,Hitler's 'vengeance' weapons,were regarded by the British as the single greatest threat of the war they had yet faced.It was feared that these flying bombs and rockets might turn the tide of war once again in Germany's favour.Yet,little more than half of these missiles hit their targets,some failing to explode.Their wreckage lay across the southern half of England or in Europe,with contents liable to sudden and deadly ignition.
It was the job of specialist Bomb Disposal personnel to render the V-weapons safe and uncover their secrets.This is their story.
In this unique book Chris Ransted has investigated the work of these unsung heroes who risked their lives every time they were called into action and,in the course of his research,he has located the sites of many of the unexploded V-weapons,revealed here for the first time.The author also details the methods used by the Bomb Disposal men and the equipment they used.The book is richly illustrated with 200 photographs and diagrams,many of which have never previously been published.
In completing this,the most comprehensive study of its kind,the author describes the deeds of those gallant Bomb Disposal men who were awarded one of the highest honours which could have been bestowed upon them by their country - the George Medal.
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