DOBERER, K.K.: Secret Weapon. , Loindon: Practical Press Limited, 1944.1st edition. "To-day, civil progress is so intense that there is not only a danger but a certainty that no army can in the full sense be kept up to date. This means that in war-time evolution will be extremely rapid, and, consequently, that the army which is mentally better prepared to meet tactical changes will possess an enormous advantage over all others." (Major-Gen. J.F.C.Fuller. c.1940). Chapters include: Fear of the Unknown; Wanted: A Nation of Military Engineers; Electro War?; The Rocket Menace; Rocket Artillery; Rocket Ships and Aircraft; Will Hitler Use Gas Again; The Machine Which Destroys Blast Furnaces; Aircraft in a Colour Trap; The Infra-Red Heliophone; The Death Rose; The Glider in War; Armoured Caterpillars; Anti-Tank Weapons; Airships into Blimps; The Heavy Steam Bomber; Professors Versus Generals; Bomber Traps in the Sky; Big Bertha and Co.; Shells Like Meteors; The Hagar Ultra Anti-Tank Shell; New Metals New Weapons; Lighter Weapons; Machine Gun Secrets; The Dynamite Torpedo; Bombing from the Stratosphere. Pp.160. Grey cloth, red title to spine. G+. (Book ref. 37756) £20.00 The payment methods accepted by the seller, Beckham Books Ltd , are shown in the right-hand column. |
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