Derek Law's Bibliography

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Entry Text:	BOLLINGER, Martin J. Warriors and Wizards: The Development and Defeat of Radio Controlled Glide Bombs of the Third Reich xviii, 269 p., bibliog., illus., index. Annapolis: NIP, 2010. ISBN: 1612510027. In August 1943, the Luftwaffe began using radio-controlled anti-ship glide bombs. These proved very effective, sinking one battleship, crippling another, wrecking two cruisers and destroying numerous merchant ships within a few weeks. However, a year later the Germans were forced to abandon them, defeated by scientists who developed electronic systems to jam the radio links that guided the bombs. Drawing on a wealth of new sources, this examines what happened from both a historical and technological perspective and lays out a mission-by-mission analysis of effectiveness.

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BOLLINGER, Martin J. Warriors and Wizards: The Development and Defeat of Radio Controlled Glide Bombs of the Third Reich xviii, 269 p., bibliog., illus., index. Annapolis: NIP, 2010. ISBN: 1612510027.

In August 1943, the Luftwaffe began using radio-controlled anti-ship glide bombs. These proved very effective, sinking one battleship, crippling another, wrecking two cruisers and destroying numerous merchant ships within a few weeks. However, a year later the Germans were forced to abandon them, defeated by scientists who developed electronic systems to jam the radio links that guided the bombs. Drawing on a wealth of new sources, this examines what happened from both a historical and technological perspective and lays out a mission-by-mission analysis of effectiveness.