The Secret War"The 1939-45 War was a struglle as much between scientists as fighting men. The need, on both sides, to counter the enemy's technological ingenuity was a spur to scientific invention. The BBC1 television programmes looked at six key areas of the 'back-room' secret war. Brian Johnson, who produced the series, has expanded them for his book"--Dust jacket. |
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Page 173
... tons 12.7 tons Take - off thrust : 30 tons 25 tons for 65 secs . for 65 secs . Warhead : 1 ton 1 ton It was now clear that the V2 rocket was a most brilliant scientific achieve- ment . The Germans had solved a number of very complex ...
... tons 12.7 tons Take - off thrust : 30 tons 25 tons for 65 secs . for 65 secs . Warhead : 1 ton 1 ton It was now clear that the V2 rocket was a most brilliant scientific achieve- ment . The Germans had solved a number of very complex ...
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... tons , which did not have the range for long - distance ocean patrols . The remaining boats were mainly the Type VII which dis- placed 626 tons and had a surfaced cruising range of 6800 nautical miles at ten knots ( fourteen for short ...
... tons , which did not have the range for long - distance ocean patrols . The remaining boats were mainly the Type VII which dis- placed 626 tons and had a surfaced cruising range of 6800 nautical miles at ten knots ( fourteen for short ...
Page 258
... tons : it was , in 1940 , the second largest aircraft in the world ( after the ANT - 20 , see page 265 ) . As the prototype was wheeled out , eleven further Gigants were nearing completion and a further sixty - two were under ...
... tons : it was , in 1940 , the second largest aircraft in the world ( after the ANT - 20 , see page 265 ) . As the prototype was wheeled out , eleven further Gigants were nearing completion and a further sixty - two were under ...
Contents
Radar | 63 |
Terror Weapons 123 | 123 |
Misfortunes of War 239 | 239 |
Copyright | |
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