Working in a secretive organization known as Section T, a team of physicists, engineers, and everyday Joes and Janes took on a devilish challenge. To help the Allies knock airplanes out of the air, they created one of the world’s first “smart weapons.” Against overwhelming odds and in a race against time, mustering every scrap of resource, ingenuity, and insight, the scientists of Section T would eventually save countless lives, rescue the city of London from the onslaught of a Nazi superweapon, and help bring about the Axis defeat. A holy grail sought after by Allied and Axis powers alike, their unlikely innovation ranks with the atomic bomb as one of the most revolutionary technologies of the Second World War. Until now, their tale was largely untold. Provided by publisher.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Zing-a-zing! --Emergency mode -- Scientific spies -- The wizard -- Section Tuve -- Choice overload -- Uncanny days -- Peenemünde -- Don't slow down -- Prying eyes -- Escalation -- Ready or not -- No alibis -- Dr. Jones's Raid -- The garage -- Three runs, three hits -- Into the fleet -- New tricks -- Cherry stone -- A London fuse -- AMNIARIX -- Ski shapes -- Ranch country -- Chemical boys -- Things carried -- Wachtel is hiding -- A comet gone wrong -- "Turkey Shoot" -- Ack ack girls -- A cold winter -- Tug of war -- Downtime.