Martin J. Bollinger

While various facets of the German deployment of radio-guided anti-ship weapons have been dealt with in a sporadic way the author of this monograph has fashioned a comprehensive account considering all the aviation, maritime, technical and intelligence aspects of this episode of World War II; particularly playing up the electronic countermeasures aspect of the story, which still has lessons for today. As for whether this first generation of precision guided munitions were worth the investment of time and effort, Bollinger has to conclude that they weren't, particularly once the trained crews and specialized aircraft needed to make these weapons work were decimated in combat with no replacements in the pipeline.… (plus d'informations)