{"title":"Guy Walters","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGuy Walters\u003c\/strong\u003e delivers gripping narratives that delve into the complexities of history, with a particular focus on military events and espionage. His works blend meticulous research with compelling storytelling, inviting readers to explore pivotal moments from fresh perspectives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom daring wartime plots to the secrets behind historic missions, Walters’ books illuminate the tension and intrigue of the past. Readers can expect richly detailed accounts that both educate and captivate, perfect for enthusiasts of \u003cem\u003eHistory \u0026amp; Military\u003c\/em\u003e literature.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"stealing-hitlers-rocket-by-guy-walters-9781035918928","title":"Stealing Hitler's Rocket","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the incredible story of how one of Adolf Hitler’s top secret V2 rockets was stolen by the Poles and smuggled to Britain in the most extraordinary operation of the Second World War. More extraordinary still, it is a story that is utterly neglected.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe V2 rocket was part of Adolf Hitler’s plan to break British morale. The world’s first rocket-delivered warhead, the VI, had killed thousands of British people before allied forces captured its launch sites and halted the weapon in its tracks. What they weren’t ready for was a new and more terrifying rocket appearing seemingly out of thin air – this one as tall as a four-storey building and using highly advanced technology.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePowered by a rocket engine burning a mix of alcohol-water and liquid oxygen, the V2 blasted its way to the edge of space, before falling back to Earth at supersonic speed and killing thirty thousand people. This was the threat of Hitler’s terror made devastatingly real.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut Winston Churchill’s intelligence chiefs had known of the weapon weeks before it first struck the mainland, and British operatives hatched a plan with Polish resistance forces to smuggle one of these rockets out from underneath Hitler’s nose. 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Thousands were launched from their sites in the Low Countries against the British capital, killing 6,184 people and injuring 17,981.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs the launch sites for the V1 were captured by Allied forces advancing through Belgium and into the Netherlands, a new, more terrifying rocket now hit London in mid-September, seemingly out of thin air – the V2. A streamlined rocket which stood as tall as a four-storey building, the V2 was highly advanced technology. Powered by a rocket engine burning a mix of alcohol-water and liquid oxygen, it blasted its way to the edge of space, before falling back to Earth at supersonic speed. Unlike the successes allied pilots and anti-aircraft crews had enjoyed shooting down the slower and more cumbersome V1, the V2 struck London almost undetected. It truly was Hitler’s terror weapon made devastatingly real, causing over 30,000 casualties and leaving hundreds of thousands homeless, with the randomness of the strikes unnerving the British public even though their destructive capacity was less than the Blitz in 1940-41.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut Winston Churchill’s intelligence chiefs of SOE had known of the weapon weeks before it first struck the mainland as the Nazi boffins (led by Werner Von Braun, who would go on to fame with the US Apollo Missions in the 1960s) tested the V2 in Eastern Europe. Away from prying eyes. Or, so they thought. 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