The Battle of the V-Weapons 1944-1945
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1964. Octavo, oatmeal-coloured cloth with sky-blue slub, spine printed with red lettering, 192 pp., four double-sided black-and-white plates, three maps and three diagrams in black and white, one appendix included. Very light spotting on top and fore-edge of text block, some wear on edges of dust-jacket; otherwise a near-fine copy in a very good dust-jacket. First edition.
This handsome volume is an account of the German V1 and V2 offensive of 1944 to 1945, carried out at the tail end of World War Two. Basil Collier – Intelligence Officer for Britain's Fighter Command, historian and writer – also includes a discussion on the decisions that shaped events and the implications behind them, as well as a history of pilotless aircraft and long-range rockets. Item #4905
A small charcoal-coloured stamp on the top-right inside corner of the back cover reads "Arthur E. Nelson"
Price (AUD): $90.00