03175nam 2200589 a 450 991045876870332120200520144314.01-283-04958-997866130495821-61251-002-7(CKB)2560000000061168(EBL)665773(OCoLC)707067890(SSID)ssj0000488299(PQKBManifestationID)12196207(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000488299(PQKBWorkID)10450196(PQKB)10578086(MiAaPQ)EBC665773(Au-PeEL)EBL665773(CaPaEBR)ebr10454927(CaONFJC)MIL304958(EXLCZ)99256000000006116820100426d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrWarriors and wizards[electronic resource] the development and defeat of radio-controlled glide bombs of the Third Reich /Martin J. BollingerAnnapolis, Md. Naval Institute Press20101 online resource (316 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-59114-067-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 CountermovesELEVEN 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; IndexIn 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 bombs. Drawing on a wealth of new sources, Martin Bollinger examines what happened from both a historical and technological perspective and lays out a mission-by-mission analysis of effectiveness. Based on interviews with participants, intelligence documents, Guided bombsHistory20th centuryWorld War, 1939-1945Aerial operations, GermanElectronic books.Guided bombsHistoryWorld War, 1939-1945Aerial operations, German.940.54/4943Bollinger Martin J.1958-875424MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910458768703321Warriors and wizards1954437UNINA