Disarming Hitler's V Weapons

Bomb Disposal - The V1 & V2 Rockets

Chris Ransted

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English

Pen & Sword Military
01 August 2020

Second World War; Weapons & equipment

In 1944 the V-1s and V-2s, Hitlers vengeance weapons, were regarded by the Allied leaders in London as the single greatest threat they had faced. It was feared that these flying bombs and rockets might turn the tide of war once again in Germanys 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 teams 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. Mr Ransted also details the methods used by the Bomb Disposal men and the equipment they used. The book is richly illustrated with 266 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 that were awarded one of the highest honours which could have been bestowed upon them by their country the George Medal.

AUTHOR: Chris Ransted was born in 1965 and works for The National Archives as a researcher. His previous book was Bomb Disposal and the British Casualties of WW2. He has had a number of magazine articles published relating to the Second World War.

100 b/w illustrations

By: Chris Ransted
Imprint: Pen & Sword Military
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781526781901
ISBN 10: 1526781905
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 01 August 2020
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

Chris Ransted was born in 1965 and works for The National Archives as a researcher. His previous book was Bomb Disposal and the British Casualties of WW2\. He has had a number of magazine articles published relating to the Second World War.