One of Osprey Publishings latest releases is V-2 Ballistic Missile 1942-1952. Written by Steven Zaloga and illustrated by Robert Calow, this book explores the combat record of the V-2 in WWII.

The world's first successful ballsitic missle, the German A-4 Ballistic Missile (V-2) was the predecessor of many cold war missiles. A special focus of this book is on a German missile batallion and how they prepared and fired the missile. V-2 Ballistic Missile 1942-1952 contains the following sections:

• Introduction


• Design and Development


• Operation History


• Variants


• Colour Plate Commentary

V-2 Ballistic Missile 1942-1952 is currently in-stock and available from Osprey Publishing
as well as many other fine books.