Divisions: A New History of Racism And Resistance in America's World War II Military

The first comprehensive narrative of racism in America's World War II military and the resistance to it.

From an esteemed scholar, a richly textured, authoritative history of sex and sexuality in America—the first major account in three decades.

From an esteemed scholar, a richly textured, authoritative history of sex and sexuality in America—the first major account in three decades.

Although not as well-known as the V-1 buzz bomb and the V-2 missile, the first German missiles to see combat were anti-ship missiles, the Henschel Hs.293 guided missile and the Fritz-X guided bomb. These began to see extensive combat in the Mediterranean in 1943. In their most famous use, the Italian battleship Roma was sunk by a Fritz-X attack in September 1943 when Italy attempted to switch sides. The serious threat posed by these missiles led to a vigorous but little known 'Wizard War' by the Allies to develop electronic counter-measures, the first effort of its kind.