Could a rocket reach London? British analysts pieced together the V-weapon threat from blurred photographs, intercepted messages and prisoner reports—while senior figures argued over what the clues meant. David Irving’s account in hardcover.
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Could a rocket reach London? As reports, photographs and intercepted messages began to point towards Germany’s secret weapons, British analysts and senior officials struggled to decide what the evidence meant—and how much time they had.
V-WEAPONS • 1943–45
First published in 1964, The Mare’s Nest follows the British intelligence effort from the investigation of Peenemünde and the 1943 RAF raid through the V-1 flying-bomb and V-2 rocket campaigns. It traces clues gathered from aerial photography, code intercepts, prisoner reports and recovered evidence, alongside arguments over German development, production and the scale of the threat.
The later chapters follow attacks on London and Antwerp and Allied attempts to disrupt the weapons through air raids, fighter and anti-aircraft defences, and pressure on German production and supply. The account also examines the V-3 project, forced labour and the strategic costs and consequences of the campaign.
Hardcover reissue of David Irving’s account of the German secret-weapons campaign and British intelligence.
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David Irving is a renowned British historian and author of over 30 books. Known for his meticulous primary source research, he has spent decades in archives across the globe, unearthing diaries, documents, and first-hand accounts that have reshaped our understanding of the Second World War and its key figures.
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