Stealing Hitler's Rocket: The Incredible Mission to Smuggle a V-2 Rocket Out of Nazi-Occupied Europe to Britain

Author:   Guy Walters
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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9781035918928


Pages:   304
Publication Date:   04 June 2026
Format:   Paperback
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Stealing Hitler's Rocket: The Incredible Mission to Smuggle a V-2 Rocket Out of Nazi-Occupied Europe to Britain


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Author:   Guy Walters
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Apollo
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 23.20cm
Weight:   0.400kg
ISBN:  

9781035918928


ISBN 10:   1035918927
Pages:   304
Publication Date:   04 June 2026
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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A fascinating account of one of World War Two’s most seminal episodes, beautifully told. -- Roger Moorhouse This is a fascinating story of a bold and successful mission by members of the Polish resistance to smuggle a disassembled V2 rocket from Nazi occupied Europe to Britain. It’s an absorbing read. -- Professor Frank McDonough author of The Hitler Years series A dazzling account of one of the most audacious episodes of the Second World War. Meticulously researched and written with verve, Stealing Hitler’s Rocket is a tour de force. -- Giles Milton, author of The Stalin Affair


A fascinating account of one of World War Two’s most seminal episodes, beautifully told. -- Roger Moorhouse


As vivid and enthralling as the story deserves… recounted with a quiet restraint that makes it all the more devastating. With Stealing Hitler’s Rocket, Walters has rescued a band of extraordinary people from the footnotes of a narrative that tends to focus on the wider grind of the war effort. -- Victoria Taylor * The Telegraph * A fascinating account of one of World War Two’s most seminal episodes, beautifully told. -- Roger Moorhouse This is a fascinating story of a bold and successful mission by members of the Polish resistance to smuggle a disassembled V2 rocket from Nazi occupied Europe to Britain. It’s an absorbing read. -- Professor Frank McDonough author of The Hitler Years series A dazzling account of one of the most audacious episodes of the Second World War. Meticulously researched and written with verve, Stealing Hitler’s Rocket is a tour de force. -- Giles Milton, author of The Stalin Affair


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Guy Walters is a bestselling British author, historian and journalist. He is the author and editor of nine books on the Second World War, including war thrillers, and a historical analysis of the Berlin Olympic Games. He is a regular expert on a range of WWII-era documentaries for the BBC, Sky History, History Hit, and the Yesterday channel. His articles have appeared in the Daily Mail, the Telegraph and The Sunday Times.

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