The Mare’s Nest – The Untold Duel of Rockets, Spies & Deception
Experience the electrifying race between Nazi Germany’s top scientists and Britain’s sharpest intelligence minds in this definitive World War II thriller.
Why You’ll Be Captivated
A Hidden Arms Race: Over 12,000 German scientists and engineers, aided by 16,000 slave laborers, secretly built V-weapons designed to turn London into rubble.
Inside the War Rooms: Drawn from classified British and German documents and the private papers of key scientists and war leaders, David Irving uncovers how Britain’s Intelligence network fought back.
Rivalries & Intrigue: German inter-service feuds delayed the rockets, while Whitehall thundered with one of the war’s fiercest internal disputes.
Shocking Deception: For a full year, the British War Cabinet believed the rockets were a mere “mare’s nest,” as Prime Minister Churchill’s scientific adviser, Lord Cherwell, insisted.
Heroic RAF Assault: Relive the daring R.A.F. Bomber Command strike on the Peenemünde rocket facilities that changed the war’s course.
What Makes This Edition Unique
Complete & Uncensored: Every secret dispute and intrigue revealed across 336 meticulously researched pages.
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Immerse yourself in the ultimate duel of science, espionage, and wartime courage.
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Joseph Austin-Crowe –
The book follows a fascinating parallel narrative, where the two 'sides' are presented in their modes of thinking, yet hints of the outcomes of any decisions (other than the obvious!) are provided as tantalising teasers to each next chapter.
The entire subject, that is, weapon development in WWII – may seem vast, but really this is a treatment of the intelligence efforts relating to the V-weapons. When considered, should any document on this subject not be more than a very narrow, dry, discourse?
Quite the opposite! Mr Irving provides insight into the personalities involved, fairly treating them with absolutely no obvious bias one way or the other.
I found myself, on two or three occasions, second-guessing (not accepting?) Mr Irving's analysis of some of the player's motivations (eg, Cherwell), but then realising that this is part of the good authorship of this book: A viewpoint is not so hammered down that it is not left open to some interpretation. This, I find, is commendable.
Frank Kalesnik (verified owner) –
A thorough look at the German V weapons program paired with an examination of British efforts to detect and counteract these weapons. Especially interesting are the accounts of political infighting on both sides of the English Channel, particularly the competition between the Wehrmacht, Luftwaffe, and SS for control of these programs. Highly recommended.