VERGELTUNGSWAFFEN--The Third Reich's V-Missles: Then and Now

The V1, a flying bomb we now call a cruise missile, opened in June 1944 and soon dozens of them were hitting England day and night. To strengthen the faith of the German people in the final victory, despite an increasingly desperate military situation, Nazi propaganda gave the name to this new weapon, V1 for Vergeltungswaffen 1, weapon of revenge number 1. Fully illustrated, some in color.