The Peenemünde Raid, the Night of 17-18 August 1943Lane, 1982 - 265 pagine Detaljeret beskrivelse af bombningen af Heeres- Versuchsanstalt Peenemünde, hvor V-2 raketten var under udvikling. Teknisk direktør var Wernher von Braun. Omtrent 600 bombefly deltog og skaderne var omfattende, men ikke så store som forventet. I skildringen er indflettet beretninger fra nogen af de 437 briter, tyskere, og polakker, som var involveret. |
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Appendix | 7 |
Peenemünde The Sleeping Beauty | 14 |
The Foreigners | 29 |
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