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V-1 flying bomb V-2 missile V-3 cannon. V-weapons, known in original German as Vergeltungswaffen (German pronunciation: [fɐˈgɛltʊŋsˌvafṇ], German: "retaliatory weapons", "reprisal weapons"), were a particular set of long-range artillery weapons designed for strategic bombing during World War II, particularly strategic bombing and aerial bombing of cities.
The book was Irving's second, published the year after his best-seller The Destruction of Dresden, and had its origins in the success of that book.Irving had intended to return to studying for a degree but abandoned his plans when his publisher proposed that he should write two more books, covering the V-weapons programme and the life of Adolf Hitler.
Old Japanese weapons and other military paraphernalia, c. 1892–95 A Gilbertese shark-toothed weapon (late 19th century). Major innovations in the history of weapons have included the adoption of different materials – from stone and wood to different metals, and modern synthetic materials such as plastics – and the developments of different weapon styles either to fit the terrain or to ...
The Battle of the V-Weapons 1944–1945 (1964) A Short History of the Second World War (1967) The War in the Far East 1941–1945 (1969) The Lion and the Eagle: British and Anglo-American Strategy 1900–1950 (1972) The Airship (1974) A History of Air Power (1974) Japan at War: An illustrated history of the war in the Far East (1975)
Hans Kammler (26 August 1901 – after October 1945 [a]) was an SS-Obergruppenführer responsible for Nazi civil engineering projects and its top secret V-weapons program. He oversaw the construction of various Nazi concentration camps, including Auschwitz, before being put in charge of the V-2 rocket and Emergency Fighter Programs towards the end of World War II.
Crossbow was the code name in World War II for Anglo-American operations against the German long range reprisal weapons (V-weapons) programme. The primary V-weapons were the V-1 flying bomb and V-2 rocket, which were launched against Britain from 1944 to 1945 and used against continental European targets as well.
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It is still widely cited by writers on the V-weapons, in works published as recently as 2008 (in fact, I couldn't find a single work about the V-weapons sites that didn't reference the book). It was issued by a very reputable major publisher, Little, Brown and Company .