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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 940.540130943
EAN num: 9781592289349
ISBN number: 1592289347
Label: The Lyons Press
Manufacturer: The Lyons Press
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Page Count: 192
Printing Date: August 01, 2006
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Did Hitler mean to pursue global conquest once he had completed his mastery of Europe? In this startling reassessment of Hitler's strategic aims, Duffy argues that Hitler fully intended to bring the war to America once he had achieved his ambitions in the Eurasian heartland. Detailed here for the very first time are the Third Reich's plans for a projected series of worldwide offensives using the new secret weapons emerging from wartime research. Duffy also recounts other Axis schemes to attack American cities through the use of multistage missiles, submarine-launched rockets, and suicide missions against ships in the New York harbour. Taken together, these plans reveal just how determined the Axis powers were to attack the United States. Whether or not German forces could even reach America has been long debated. What is certain is that Wehrmacht planners explored various options. In 1942, a secret plan was submitted to Hermann Goring for the use of long-range bombers against targets across the globe. The scheme, prepared by a select group within the Luftwaffe, is believed to be the result of direct discussions with Hitler. Long rumoured exist, this document was recently discovered in the military archives in Freiburg. Duffy provides the very first detailed analysis of the plan and places it in the context of Germany's global war objectives.
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This book serves to bring ALL the projects Germany was working on in order to attack the United States and possibly knock it out of the war. This includes long-range bombers (which Germany easily had the technical know-how to build), advanced rockets, saboteurs, submarine attacks, etc. The book does not go deep into all the projects and the illustrations give the impression that the book is almost entirely about the bomber option. The book refers to a map that was recently discovered which illustrated possible air routes for bombing attacks outside Europe but this is not included. Nonetheless, a good effort on a subject which is rarely looked at today.
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This is an interesting book that deals with the different technologies that both the Germans and Italians were attempting to use in their quest to bring the war to the USA mainland.I learned what the Italians had to offer was more surprising than you might think.
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Not much more I can think of to say then what the other reviewers said, except that it contains some strange and amazing information. If you are looking for a gift for a history lover, then this is not a bad choice.
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Perhaps the most significant single comment in this book is a section heading in Chapter 2. It is 'Underestimating America. This underestimation began with King George in 1776, continued through the Tripoli pirates, the Spanish in 1898, and continued through Hitler, the Japanese, Saddam Hussein and the governments of Iran and North Korea.
In 1942 Hitler became interested in the development of long range bombers with the capability of attacking the United States from bases in Europe (not a bad thought, after all, that was the original intent of the B-29). He instructed the aircraft companies to begin the construction of such bombers.
This book is the story of the development of the planes and the plan to attack the United States. Could it have been done? Probably. Would it have made any difference in the outcome of the war? No. Among other things, think of the loss rate of American bombers when unescourted by fighters. And the Germans didn't build planes with nearly the defensive armament of the B-17/B-24.
Quite an interesting book on one of the what if's of World War II history.
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While it can't completely resolve the mystery, it does lend many insights. James P. Duffy's TARGET AMERICA: HITLER'S PLAN TO ATTACK THE UNITED STATES argues that Hitler intended to bring war to America once he'd succeeded fully in Europe: for the very first time Hitler's plans for worldwide offensives using his new secret weapons are revealed, with chapters recounting other Axis schemes for attack and how planners considered various options for conquest.
Diane C. Donovan
California Bookwatch
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