d States (what was actually in the lead boxes is still classified and not 100% known). The second theme discussed in the book deals with the numerous French rocket sites Germany began construction on. The V2 only had a range of 200 miles, while the modified V2 only had a range of 125 miles. Therefore the most reasonable target for Germany was Great Britain and dozens of rocket sites were partially constructed for this reason. Two of the more complex sites included those at Watten and Wizernes. These sites featured reinforced concrete walls as thick as 23 feet and had silos for launching modified V2 rockets. Close by was Predefin, a site that acted as the eyes for the missiles launched at Watten and Wizernes. Unfortunately for Germany, the vast majority of these sites were never fully completed because of relentless bombing raids. Despite the fact that none of the sites ever got substantial usage, it is clear what Germany’s intentions were, and that was launching a full scale V2 and modified V2 attack on Great Britain. So now the question is why Germany hadn’t been able to get their rocket and nuclear programs off the ground sooner. If Germany had just a little more time with their nuclear and rocket research, the outcome of WW2 may have been greatly changed. For example, the U-234, which had been carrying some sort of nuclear material over to Japan for an offensive against the west coast. The U-234 was caught on its way to Japan at the time of Germany’s surrender. Had Germany been even a week or two quicker getting nuclear supplies over there, they may have opted to hold out a little longer and proceed with whatever strike they had planned for the west coast. To understand the way research and development was done in Germany during World War 2, the only thing that needs to be explained is the priority rating system. Different priority ratings were given to various research and development projects during...
