LEADER 03175nam 2200589 a 450 001 9910458768703321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-283-04958-9 010 $a9786613049582 010 $a1-61251-002-7 035 $a(CKB)2560000000061168 035 $a(EBL)665773 035 $a(OCoLC)707067890 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000488299 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12196207 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000488299 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10450196 035 $a(PQKB)10578086 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC665773 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL665773 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10454927 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL304958 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000061168 100 $a20100426d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aWarriors and wizards$b[electronic resource] $ethe development and defeat of radio-controlled glide bombs of the Third Reich /$fMartin J. Bollinger 210 $aAnnapolis, Md. $cNaval Institute Press$d2010 215 $a1 online resource (316 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-59114-067-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCONTENTS; 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 327 $aELEVEN 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 330 $aIn 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, 606 $aGuided bombs$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$xAerial operations, German 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aGuided bombs$xHistory 615 0$aWorld War, 1939-1945$xAerial operations, German. 676 $a940.54/4943 700 $aBollinger$b Martin J.$f1958-$0875424 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910458768703321 996 $aWarriors and wizards$91954437 997 $aUNINA