Description
| Product ID: | 9781803995649 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | The Race for Hitler's X-Planes |
| Subtitle: | Britain's 1945 Mission to Capture Secret Luftwaffe Technology |
| Authors: | Author: John Christopher |
| Subjects: | History, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, Second World War, Air forces and warfare, Weapons and equipment, Ordnance, weapons technology, Aircraft and aviation, Second World War, Air forces & warfare, Weapons & equipment, Ordnance, weapons technology, Aircraft: general interest, Germany, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2) |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating How the race for German technology at the end of the war helped shaped the Cold War to come During World War 2, Hitler’s engineers had pioneered an incredible array of futuristic secret weapons, from the Me 262, the first operational jet fighter, to the deadly V2 inter continental ballistic missile. With the Third Reich shattered and lying in ruins, in the summer of 1945, the Allies launched a frantic race to grab what they saw as the justifiable spoils of war. The Americans and Russians in particular were anxious to secure not only the aircraft and the research and production facilities, but also the key German scientists and engineers. This Nazi technology would define the balance of power in the phoney peace of the Cold War era, launching an arms race that shaped our modern world for decades to come. But what of Britain’s role in this supermarket sweep? The Race for Hitler’s X-Planes tells the untold story of the British mission to Germany. |
| Imprint Name: | The History Press Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | The History Press Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2023-12-14 |
