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Christy Campbell (Author)
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Publication Date: 29 Mar 2012

During the darkest days of the Second World War, the Allies listened intently to the messages of the enemy. Every whisper built a picture of the threat to come - weapons that were terrifying in their murderous capabilities.

Target London is the dramatic tale of the inception of the German V-weapons, the Allies' epic race to discover the truth about them and the rockets' effects on the streets of London. Investigative historian Christy Campbell brilliantly interweaves the many strands of this gripping episode. At the heart of this tale is London - the target of Nazi Germany's plan to crush British morale.

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  • Hardcover: 528 pages
  • Publisher: Little, Brown (29 Mar 2012)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1408702924
  • ISBN-13: 978-1408702925
  • Product Dimensions: 16.2 x 4.4 x 24.5 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 83,806 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Detailed and well-researched . . . he has some fascinating material on London's response to this onslaught (Dominic Sandbrook The Scotsman )

The writing is clear and the story compelling (Michael Sherborne Mail on Sunday )

The story is a fascinating blend of drama and symbolism and Campbell has concocted a narrative mix as rich as the ethanol and liquid oxygen cocktail that blasted the V-2 heavenwards (Patrick Bishop Standpoint )

Campbell breaks new ground . . . by combining [the story of Peenemunde] with the story of those on this side of the Channel who tried to chart the rocket scientists' progress through information gleaned from spies, prisoners of war and the code breakers of Bletchley Park . . . an accomplished study (Peter Conradi The Sunday Times )

Campbell conveys these parallel narratives with suspense in a tale that contains numerous twists (Christopher Silvester Express ) --Express

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* The stunningly dramatic true story of the threat to London from Nazi Germany's V-rockets, from their inception and invention to their effect on our city streets
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5.0 out of 5 stars Well paced book 6 May 2012
By Bryan Jones
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
This book does not delve too deeply into the technology but more concerns the British Intelligence effort to find out about this new and pressing threat. Target London is written from the point of view of British intelligence prising open the Pandora's box of secret German flying bomb and rocket developments as they piece their knowledge together. It is a longish book containing lot of notes with a well written main body of text in short, palatable chunks.

We start off with the first insight when a German signal is intercepted by Bletchly Park, the British code breaking station. The signal reports a man's suicide on a military base, not information of much use in itself to the war effort but the detail of his unit and who the message was sent to provides the first inkling something important is happening by the Baltic. The book describes how disparate pieces of informatin create a more whole picture of the German programs, sometimes overestimating key factors such as the size of the warhead and in other ways underestimating.

The book also describes the deception by the British using the double cross agents, reporting to the Germans their bombs, which were actually falling in South and East London that they were falling in North West London. The Germans then believe that they are firing long and so, based on the deception information, recalibrate their weapons resulting in them firing even shorter.

Further surprises include the fact Churchill actively considered using gas on the German people in revenge for rocket attacks and the level of infighting between Government departments and the military over who really was in charge of Operation Crossbow - the war against the flying bombs and rockets.... Read more ›
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Intra-allied warfare 25 July 2012
By Dr B Clayton TOP 1000 REVIEWER
Format:Kindle Edition
This is a well written account of the inception of the German V1 and V2 weapons and our desperate race to find their sites before they were aimed at London and the SE of the UK during WW2.
Accounts of what took place in Bletchley Park are sound but for detail one needs to look at other books about ULTRA and Bombes.
Campbell's book tells us very little about the German side of things that has not been in the public domain for many years now. The barbaric treatment of slave labour by the Germans, treatment that led to the deaths of thousands, makes grim reading. We should never forget that many ordinary Germans knew full well what was happening at Dora the slave labour camp at Mittelwerk, and at other camps.
What makes this book extremely useful for historians of the period is not the detail about how the bomb and rocket were invented and launched but the infighting, intrigue, quarrels and sheer bloody-mindedness that went on in the Churchill coalition.
We learn again how arrogance, pride, jealousy and ambition nearly wrecked allied efforts to combat the new airborne menace.These were, incidentally, the same things that pervaded much of our war strategy between 1939 and 1945.
Vital information, for example, was deliberately kept not only from our American ally (they reciprocated) but from several government committees that were charged with focusing on the same problem, namely how to combat the growing V1/V2 threat.
Personality clashes reared their head again and again to an extent that individuals deliberately set out to thwart or even ruin the careers of those they disliked. Duncan Sandys, Churchill's son-in-law, was a prime target of many in this respect.... Read more ›
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Lies,deceit,backstabbing,and that was only the Crossbow committee 14 Jun 2012
By Mb Davis
Format:Hardcover
I finished this book wondering how this country managed to win the war.there was so much infighting and backstabbing between the main participants that it difficult to understand why some of the people involved were so dismissive of the Germans V weapons.Lord Cherwell for a start rubbished the notion till they became a reality.Duncan Sandys who at times seemed more interested in making a political empire for himself.Churchill who does not exactly cover himself with glory ,and whose main idea to combat the threat seems to be poison gas and chemical warfare.It is difficult to realise that many ministers in the war cabinet were not cleared for ultra and that the americans were let in only grudingly.It is clear that the Germans were victorious in this particular episode but thankfully it was a pyrhic victory.Had they invested the money and time in jet fighters and atomic research events in the second world war could have taken a much more sinister turn.It has to be said that little of what is set out in this book is new.However it is a tribute to the author that he has used his material to great effect.Set out almost as a diary,reaching the defining point,the V1 launch at the right moment.A highly recommended book.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars TARGET LONDON : UDER ATTACK FROM THE V WEAPONS 7 Jun 2012
By jacksbock
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Very well researched material, cleverly analysed by the author. Absolutely fascinating to find out what was happening in both this country and in France and Germany before and during the time when this country was being attacked by these weapons.
One minor point : I would like to have seen a diagram showing the component parts of a V1 flying bomb.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Comprehensive Account of V weapons.
This is a well researched book with details of the actions of both sides in the lead up and use of these weapons. Read more
Published 16 days ago by Dave the Rave
5.0 out of 5 stars I cannot put it down
I am very pleased at the amount of research put into this book.
I have learnt many new things about this interesting subject.
Published 3 months ago by Mr. B.A.Langford
4.0 out of 5 stars Good to hear the Germans side.
Very well written well researched book. All one normally reads is how the English always outwit the Germans. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Harry Lee
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Absolutely fascinating book well worth the money.Really enjoyed it & was sorry when I had finished it, as couldnt put it down once started
Published 7 months ago by Elvis Presley
3.0 out of 5 stars Good research, but pedantic writing
I have enjoyed reading this book on Kindle for the really detailed information it provides on the real situations concerning V Weapons. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Jonty
4.0 out of 5 stars Events in my childhood.
I was a ten year old schoolboy at the time of the V weapons attacks on London, killing thousands in 1944. I vividly remember the time and the fear they brought to the Capital. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Howard
5.0 out of 5 stars Target London: Under attack from the V-weapons during WWII
Prompt service. Bought on basis of book review as subject looks really interesting. I have only cpome across one other book on the V1 and V2 campaign in the past.
Published 11 months ago by richhend
2.0 out of 5 stars London V1 and V2 review
Having read in excess of 200 books on London in WW1 and WW2 I am sad to say I found this very very disappointing. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Joppaboy
5.0 out of 5 stars Buzzbomb Alley
As a Londoner ,my family lived through this time,and lived half a mile from where the first V2 landed.Mr Churchill coming to see a gas main explosion seemed a little odd ! Read more
Published 12 months ago by Mr Bryn
5.0 out of 5 stars I for Intelligence
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Well paced and comprehensively researched, I was impressed by the manner in which Christy Campbell has interwoven so many different aspects of the... Read more
Published 13 months ago by C. H. Maginniss
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