The Peenemunde Wind Tunnels A Memoir Author:Peter Wegener During World War II in the small Baltic coast town of Peenem_nde, German Army researchers under Wernher von Braun developed the V-2, the world`s first large rocket-powered guided missile. Young German physicist Peter Wegener was assigned to Peenemnde, and in this fascinating memoir he recalls his work on the innovative wind tunnels there and lat... more »er at Kochel in the Bavarian Alps, his capture at the end of the war, and his relocation to the United States as part of Project Paperclip.« less