The Third Reich had the most technologically advanced and innovative
weapons industries in World War II, with aircraft, tanks and bombs that
could match and beat anything else in the World. What is less known is
the extent of Germany's secret weapons development. Germany pioneered
rocket and jet-propelled aircraft, the pilotless plane, long-range
rocket technology and 'robot bombs', and the world's first super-heavy
tanks. Many of these weapons had a real impact on the course of the
war.
Following the invasion of the Soviet Union and the realisation that the
war could continue for years, Hitler put great resources into the
development of new and technologically advanced weaponry, in the belief
that the production of 'wonder weapons' were the key to winning the war.
Hitler's Secret Weapons gets behind this little-know aspect of the
Nazi war machine to reveal the real extent of German secret weapons'
development. Broken down by weapon types, the book includes exhaustive
reference tables, diagrams, maps and charts, presenting all the core
data in easy-to-follow formats. Hitler's Secret Weapons is an
essential reference guide for anyone interested in the history and
make-up of Germany's secret weapons industry.