THE MARE'S NEST (SIGNED) : The War Against Hitler's Secret 'Vengeance' Weapons

Irving, David

ISBN 10: 1872197221 / ISBN 13: 9781872197227

Published by Focal Point Publications, London, England, 2010

About this Item

336 pages: 6.25 x 9.25 in.: Signed by Author: KB#019242: NEW, UNREAD Condition. SIGNED BY AUTHOR (David Irving) at top of half-title page; this copy was received, by this bookdealer, directly from the author. Pictorial Boards and pages are clean, unmarked (except for signature), brightly colored, tightly bound and sharp cornered; there are also many pages of black&white photos in the middle of book. Scarce, Out Of Print, Book. "Twelve thousand German scientists and engineers laboured with sixteen thousand slave labourers to build the secret weapons that would reduce London to how close they came to success! Here is the full story written from secret British and German documents, and from the private papers of the scientists and war leaders who mounted the British Intelligence counter-offensive. In Germany inter-service rivalry undermined the competing weapons projects until all were too late; and in Britain the most tempestuous dispute of the war thundered along the corridors of Whitehall, while senior defense scientists waged their personal battles. For a year, the British War Cabinet was led to believe that the German rockets were a well-planned giant hoax, a mare s nest as the Prime Minister s personal Scientific Adviser, the controversial Lord Cherwell, put it on October 25, 1943. Here are the secret disputes and intrigues that rocked the War Cabinet for eighteen vital months of the Second World War. Here too is the full story of the heroic R.A.F. Bomber Command assault on the Peenemünde rocket installations. This narrative of the tremendous duel between Hitler with his research scientists and engineers and the British Government with its Intelligence and Scientific experts and codebreakers, will enhance Mr. Irving's reputation for brilliant investigation of little known aspects of the last war.": B&W Photographs Focal Point Classic Edition - Fourth Edition: First Printing.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: THE MARE'S NEST (SIGNED) : The War Against Hitler's Secret 'Vengeance' Weapons
• Publisher: Focal Point Publications, London, England
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1872197221
• ISBN 13: 9781872197227
• Binding: Hard Cover
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket As Issued
• Weight: 2 pounds
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
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  • BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY::Military

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Synopsis

Twelve thousand German scientists and engineers laboured with sixteen thousand slave labourers to build the secret weapons that would reduce London to ruins: how close they came to success! Here is the full story written from secret British and German documents, and from the private papers of the scientists and war leaders who mounted the British Intelligence counter-offensive. In Germany inter-service rivalry undermined the competing weapons projects until all were too late; and in Britain the most tempestuous dispute of the war thundered along the corridors of Whitehall, while senior defense scientists waged their personal battles. For a year, the British War Cabinet was led to believe that the German rockets were a well-planned giant hoax, a mare s nest as the Prime Minister s personal Scientific Adviser, the controversial Lord Cherwell, put it on October 25, 1943. Here are the secret disputes and intrigues that rocked the War Cabinet for eighteen vital months of the Second World War. Here too is the full story of the heroic R.A.F. Bomber Command assault on the Peenemünde rocket installations. This narrative of the tremendous duel between Hitler with his research scientists and engineers and the British Government with its Intelligence and Scientific experts and codebreakers, will enhance Mr. Irving s reputation for brilliant investigation of little known aspects of the last war.

About the Author

A professional historian of noted distinction, David Irving has researched and written about the Third Reich with passionate insight for many years. His first book, 'The Destruction of Dresden', was just one of several startling international bestsellers, which include 'Churchill's War' and 'Hitler's War'. The son of a Royal Navy commander, he was Educated at Imperial College of Science & Technology and at University College London. He spent a year in Germany working in a steel mill, perfecting his fluency in the language. Among his thirty books, the best known include 'Hitler's War'; 'The Trail of the Fox: The Life of Field-Marshal Rommel'; 'Accident, the Death of General Sikorski'; 'The Rise and Fall of the Luftwaffe', Goebbels: Mastermind of the Third Reich'; 'Nuremberg: The Last Battle'; and 'Goering: a Biography'. He has also translated several works by other authors. He lives in London and is the father of five daughters. He maintains an extensive website, updated daily, dealing with both historical and current events, commenting in his uniquely British way on all matters of import.