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BL
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692786
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b514975
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| Main Entry
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Ford, Brian J
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| Title & Author
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Secret weapons : : technology, science the race to win World War II /\ Brian J Ford
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| Publication Statement
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Oxford ;Long Island City, NY :: Osprey,, [2011]
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, ©2011
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288 pages :: illustrations (some color) ;; 25 cm
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| ISBN
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1849083908 (hbk.)
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: 9781849083904 (hbk.)
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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| Contents
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The making of a secret war -- Flying weapons: secret aircraft -- Flying weapons: bombs and missiles -- The rocket -- Doctors at war -- Dangerous ideas -- Doomed to fail -- Electronic secrets
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| Abstract
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This book is an illustrated history of the secret weapons that changed the course of World War II. Deep in the bunkers of Nazi Germany, many of the world's top scientists worked to create a new generation of war winning super weapons. A few of these, such as jet aircraft and the V2 rocket, became realities at the end of the war, others never made it off the drawing board. Written by a noted research scientist, this book charts the history of secret weapons development by all the major powers during the war, from British radar to Japanese ray guns, and explains the impact that these developments eventually had on the outcome of World War II
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Military research-- History-- 20th century
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Military weapons-- History-- 20th century
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Rockets (Ordnance)-- Research-- Germany-- History-- 20th century
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Weapons systems-- History-- 20th century
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Weapons systems-- History-- 20th century, Pictorial works
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World War, 1939-1945-- Equipment and supplies
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World War, 1939-1945-- Technology
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Germany, Armed Forces, Weapons systems, History, 20th century
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| Dewey Classification
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623.409/044
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| LC Classification
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UF500.F67 2011
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| Parallel Title
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Technology, science and the race to win World War II
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