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Naval Institute Press Books
Published: March 26, 2026
Video Description
V-Weapons are widely known to have failed strategy for Germany - but what did it cost Germany to sustain this programme. And what did it deliver?
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Bibliography/Sources
Arther Kearse, The Royal Aircraft Establishment and the V1 (2025)
Dear, I. C. B.; Foot, M. R. D. The Oxford Companion to World War II (2005)
Fritz Hahn, Waffen und Geheimwaffen des deutschen Heeres 1933-1945 (1986)
German Technical Manuals
James Gavin, War and Peace in the Space Age (1959)
Rolf-Dieter Müller, “Albert Speer und die Rüstungspolitik im Totalen Krieg” (1999)
Noble Frankland, RAF in the Bombing Offensive Against Germany (1951)
Micheal Neufeld, The Rocket and the Reich (1995)
Williamson Murry, German Military Effectiveness (1992)
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Timecodes
00:00 - V-2 vs Manhatten Project
00:25 - V-1 and V-2
02:23 - Evaluation
02:43 - Production and Material Damage
04:41 - The Naval Institute Press (Sponsored)
05:51 - Accuracy(?)
06:46 - Psychological Damage
09:46 - Opportunity Costs
12:04 - Strategic and Operational Dimension
13:24 - Countermeasures & Interception
14:32 - Endgame
Audio
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