{"product_id":"the-v1-flying-bomb-campaign-19441945-9781399065818","title":"The V1 Flying Bomb Campaign 19441945","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this new study, Jan Gore assesses the success of the V1 campaign. The background to the development of the V1 will be examined, from the initial references to a mystery weapon to the gradual realisation by the British that the Germans were planning both a flying bomb (V1) and a long range rocket (V2).Once the first V1 sites were identified, the British began a strategic bombing campaign, later joined by the Americans. However, as the Normandy landings became imminent in June 1944, Hitler realised he had nothing to lose by delaying his vengeance attacks. A week after D-Day, the first V1s began to reach England. The attacks swiftly intensified.It was a very different campaign from those before. The pilotless planes could be produced cheaply and there was no need to put expensively-trained pilots at risk. The planes could be launched by day or night, whatever the weather. They were true terror weapons, as the first-hand accounts of those who lived through the attacks make clear; there","brand":"Pen \u0026 Sword Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50005664629079,"sku":"9781399065818","price":18.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781399065818.jpg?v=1739817573","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-v1-flying-bomb-campaign-19441945-9781399065818","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}