V1 Flying Bomb Aces

by Andrew Thomas and Andrew Thomas

Shortly after the Allied landings in France the Germans unleashed the first of their so-called 'revenge weapons' against London, the V1 flying bomb. Launched from specially constructed sites in northern France, the fast, small, pulse-jet powered and pilotless aircraft were aimed at London with the intent of destroying civilian morale in order to force the British government to negotiate a peace. This dangerous new threat drew an immediate response,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1780962924
• ISBN13: 9781780962924
• Release Date: September 2013
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.2" x 9.7"