Description
| Product ID: | 9781844153367 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Peenemunde Raid: The Night of 17-18 August 1943 |
| Authors: | Author: Martin Middlebrook |
| Page Count: | 384 |
| Subjects: | European history, European history, Second World War, Air forces and warfare, Battles and campaigns, Second World War, Air forces & warfare, Battles & campaigns, Germany, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2) |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating On the night of 17-18 August 1943, RAF Bomber Command attacked a research establishment on the German Baltic coast. The site was Peenemunde, where Hitler's scientists were developing both the V-1 flying bomb and the V-2 rocket whose destructive powers could have swung the course of the War. The raid was meticulously planned and hopes were high. |
| Imprint Name: | Leo Cooper Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | Pen & Sword Books Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2006-07-01 |