Warriors and Wizards: The Development and Defeat of Radio-Controlled Glide Bombs of the Third Reich
Fascinating, deeply researched, and very well-told. Warriors and Wizards is an illuminating tale of science and war, desperation and ingenuity. --Rick Atkinson, author of An Army at DawnMartin Bollinger in Warriors and Wizards has produced the definitive work on German guided bombs of World War II, the first guided weapons other than torpedoes to sink warships. His comprehensive research is matched by his excellent writing style --Norman Polmar, coauthor of Ship KillerThis definitive work on the struggle to defeat German glide bombs in WWII is a fascinating read. Martin Bollinger's painstaking research and eye for telling detail breathe life into a highly specialized and remote topic of warfare and make the story utterly absorbing and thoroughly compelling. I commend the book to anyone with an interest in the technological dimension and its challenges, scientific and human, that underpin past and present warfare practice --Adm. Sir Ian Forbes, Royal Navy (Ret.)Well researched and very detailed, it introduces the reader to the birth not only of guided missiles, but of signal intelligence and electronic countermeasures. . . . A very interesting book, definitely to be recommended. --WARSHIP 2011's Naval Books of the YearThis definitive work on the struggle to defeat German glide bombs in WWII is a fascinating read. Martin Bollinger's painstaking research and eye for telling detail breathe life into a highly specialized and remote topic of warfare and make the story utterly absorbing and thoroughly compelling. I commend the book to anyone with an interest in the technological dimension and its challenges, scientific and human, that underpin past and present warfare practice --Adm. Sir Ian Forbes, Royal Navy (Ret.)