{"product_id":"aggregat-a4-the-v-2-mantelli-brown-kittel-graf-9782372973366","title":"Aggregat A4 - The V-2","description":"The V-2 missile was the precursor to ballistic missiles and was widely used by Germany during the latter stages of World War II, particularly against Great Britain and Belgium.\u003cbr\u003e- The acronym V-2 stands for Vergeltungswaffe 2, (retaliatory weapon 2 in German, an idea of Joseph Goebbels for propaganda purposes). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe missile was designated by its designers as A4 (Aggregat 4): as early as 1927, members of the German Society began the first tests on liquid-fueled rockets.\u003cbr\u003eIn 1932, the Reichswehr (German National Defense) became interested in the development of these tests especially for the military sector, and a team led by General Walter Dornberger was very impressed by the test of a launcher designed and built by Wernher von Braun.\u003cbr\u003e- The A-4\/V-2 missile was uninterceptable.\u003cbr\u003e- A weapon against which there was no defense. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTo date, only a deployment of Patriots or SA-10s could parry an attack, and at enormous cost, against what was an ancestor of the current Scuds, similar in performance and warhead but more precise and half the weight.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mantelli -. Brown -. Kittel -. Graf\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 2372973363\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9782372973366\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e R.E.I. Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/30\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.27lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.20d","brand":"Mantelli -. Brown -. Kittel -. Graf","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48089033408767,"sku":"9782372973366","price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_01ecafcf-9781-4b44-8592-031aebe10c45.jpg?v=1769107848","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/aggregat-a4-the-v-2-mantelli-brown-kittel-graf-9782372973366","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}