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Autore |
Bollinger Martin J. <1958-> |
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Titolo |
Warriors and wizards [[electronic resource] ] : the development and defeat of radio-controlled glide bombs of the Third Reich / / Martin J. Bollinger |
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Annapolis, Md., : Naval Institute Press, 2010 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-04958-9 |
9786613049582 |
1-61251-002-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (316 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Guided bombs - History - 20th century |
World War, 1939-1945 - Aerial operations, German |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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CONTENTS; Tables and Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction ""Wellsian Weapons from Mars""; ONE Egret Explodes; TWO Development of German Glide Bombs; THREE Death of a Battleship and Crisis at Salerno; FOUR Early Warnings from Agents and Analysts; FIVE False Hope: Initial Countermeasures Development; SIX IL/KG 100's Struggles in the Mediterranean; SEVEN Transition Time: KG 40 and the He 177; Eight Intelligence Work Leads to Improved Electronic Defenses; NINE Stalemate at Anzio and on the Convoy Routes; TEN Lessons Learned, Moves, and Countermoves |
ELEVEN Last Gasps: The Invasions of FranceTWELVE How Effective Were the Glide Bombs and Electronic Countermeasures?; Epilogue; Appendix: Ships Sunk or Damaged with Glide Bombs; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In August 1943 the Luftwaffe began using radio-controlled anti-ship glide bombs, and within weeks they had sunk one battleship, crippled another, wrecked two cruisers, and destroyed numerous merchant ships. Yet a year later the Germans abandoned their use, defeated in part by electronic systems to jam the radio links that guided the |
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