Norman Longmate - Hitler's Rockets

See Chapter 27, p. 341.

For another Shrove Tuesday incident, see Chapter 23, p. 294.

See Chapter 26, p. 333.

See Chapter 15, p. 195.

See Chapter 15, p. 204.

The actual diagram prepared by Dr Jones to illustrate the rocket’s aiming point is reproduced opposite.

This figure appears in the document attributed to a Dutch citizen who had reached Brussels. It was almost certainly too high.

See Chapter 16, p. 214. The report given here is reproduced exactly as written, with the original punctuation, etc., and only a few small cuts.

See Chapter 15, p. 203.

See Chapter 29, p. 360.

See Chapter 21, p. 268, for details of this incident.

See Chapter 24, p. 299.

At this point I have omitted some of the more upsetting details but I hope sufficient remains to show the dedicated work of the people concerned.

See Chapter 23, p. 290.

See Chapter 15, p. 205.

See Chapter 27, p. 339 for an account of this incident by one of those affected by it.

See Chapter 17, p. 221.

See Chapter 16, p. 214 and Chapter 24, p. 304.

See Chapter 22, p. 278.

A post-war song by the American satirist Tom Lehrer aptly referred to von Braun starting to learn Chinese, so strong was his instinct for self-preservation.