The Peenemunde Raid by Martin Middlebrook
Enthralling eye witness histories John KeeganOn the night of 17-18 August 1943, RAF Bomber Command attacked a remote research establishment on the German Baltic coast. The site was Peenem nde, 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. But the night sky was so cloudless that the British bombers presented an easy target for German night fighters, and over 40 were lost.
Martin Middlebrook draws on the memories of over 400 people involved in the dramatic events on that night: RAF and Luftwaffe aircrew, German personnel at the research site and foreign laborers who had been forced to work there. The result is a truly compelling account of this hazardous attempt to disrupt Hitler's V-weapons program.
Martin Middlebrook's previous publications, including The First Day on the Somme, Kaiser's Battle, The Peenemünde Raid, The Somme Battlefields (with Mary Middlebrook), and The Nuremberg Raid 30-31st March 1944 (all reissued and in print with Pen and Sword), deal with significant turning points in the two world wars. Martin Middlebrook lives near Boston, Lincolnshire, and is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780713913354 |
| ISBN 10 | 0713913355 |
| Title | The Peenemunde Raid |
| Author | Martin Middlebrook |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Year published | 1982-10-14 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
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