Warriors and wizards

"In August 1943, the Allied navies were shocked by the introduction of the Luftwaffe's new wonder weapons: radio-controlled anti-ship glide bombs. Within a few weeks these weapons sank one battleship, crippled another, wrecked two cruisers and destroyed large numbers of escort ships and merchantmen ... Using interviews with participants, declassified documents, and archival records from four countries, this book chronicles the entangled battles of warriors and wizards during this year of conflict. Bollinger provides a detailed treatment of the subject from both a historical and technological perspective and seeks to correct previous mistaken accounts. It is also the story of physical courage, technical achievement and sacrifice -- on both sides of the conflict"--Jacket.