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  Vergeltungswaffen in the Nederland (V-Weapons in the Netherlands). The deployment of V-1, V-2, and V-4 from Dutch territory 1944-1945, by Henk Koopman. Flying Pencil NL B.V. 

In the last year of the war, thousands of V.1s, V.2s and V.4s have been launched from occupied Holland to targets in Belgium and England. Many attacks were launched from Dutch territory. Author and authority in the field of Vergeltungswaffen in the Netherlands, Henk Koopman, has done research in Dutch and foreign archives for decades. He also visited the launch sites many times where detailed investigations were required to determine the exact location of these positions. All information the author has gathered over the many years about the use of the V-weapons in the Netherlands is finally bundled into a complete overview work. The publication is richly adorned with photographs and map material including previously unpublished material and with an extensive index it is a reference work that should not be missing in the collection of every WWII researcher and rocket enthusiast.

Although written in Dutch this book is easily understood by English-speaking readers as it is heavily illustrated with photos, maps, graphs, and tables. With more than forty years of archival work, the author has succeeded in shedding more light on the known and unknown aspects of the deployment of V-weapons in the Netherlands. I have known the author for twenty-five years and gained much from his extensive knowledge about the V-sites.

Book specifications: "Vergeltungswaffen in the Netherlands" by Henk Koopman; Hard cover; A4 format (215x280 mm); Dust wrap; 336 pages; Eleven chapters; Five annexes; Extensive index; Details of the bank account of Flying Pencil NL B.V.; IBAN: NL04INGB0006054688; BIC: INGBNL2A (ING BANK); Dutch Chamber of Commerce No.: 55256104; VAT No.: NL851627699B01

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