Probably many members of the public, even if not very interested in the history of technology, are aware that many of Nazi Germany's aerospace experts were recruited to the USA's rocket programme at the end of the war, and certainly Wernher von Braun's name is extremely well-known for his work on the V-z and Apollo rockets. However, what is far less well-known, even amongst those interested in the histories of World War z and technology, is that the UK also recruited many German experts and raided many factories and research establishments for potentially useful equipment. This extremely detailed book opened up an array of, to me, previously unimagined programmes that the victorious Allies employed to gain technological benefits from their defeated enemy.
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