Warriors and wizards [[electronic resource] ] : the development and defeat of radio-controlled glide bombs of the Third Reich / / Martin J. Bollinger

• Autore: Bollinger Martin J. <1958->
• Pubblicazione: Annapolis, Md., : Naval Institute Press, 2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (316 p.)
• Disciplina: 940.54/4943
• Soggetto topico: Guided bombs - History - 20th century; World War, 1939-1945 - Aerial operations, German
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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 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,
• Titolo autorizzato: Warriors and wizards
• ISBN: 1-283-04958-9; 9786613049582; 1-61251-002-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910458768703321
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