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The Race for Hitler's X-Planes: Britain's 1945 Mission to Capture Secret Luftwaffe Technology Hardcover - 2013

by John Christopher


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An account of the race for secret Nazi aviation technology at the end of World War II

During World War II, Hitler's engineers had pioneered an incredible array of futuristic secret weapons, from the Me 262, the first operational jet fighter, to the deadly V2 intercontinental ballistic missile. With the Third Reich shattered and lying in ruins, in the summer of 1945, the Allies launched a frantic race to grab what they saw as the justifiable spoils of war. The Americans and Russians in particular were anxious to secure not only the aircraft and the research and production facilities, but also the key German scientists and engineers. This Nazi technology would define the balance of power in the phony peace of the Cold War era, launching an arms race that shaped the modern world for decades to come. Using previously unpublished secret Air Ministry reports, and offering comprehensive photographs of the aircraft, research, and manufacturing facilities, this book tells the untold story of the British mission to Germany.

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  • Title The Race for Hitler's X-Planes: Britain's 1945 Mission to Capture Secret Luftwaffe Technology
  • Author John Christopher
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 226
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Spellmount Publishers, Stroud
  • Date 2013
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780752464572 / 0752464574
  • Weight 1.65 lbs (0.75 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.8 x 6.9 x 0.7 in (24.89 x 17.53 x 1.78 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 1940's
    • Cultural Region: British
  • Dewey Decimal Code 358.400

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  • Publishers Weekly, 07/22/2013, Page 0

About the author

John Christopher is an aviation writer and a professional balloon pilot. His books include The Apollo Story and Transatlantic Airships.
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