Description

Please read:
1) Michael J. Neufeld, “Hitler, the V-2, and the Battle for Priority, 1939-1943,” The Journal of Military History, Vol. 57, No. 3 (Jul., 1993), pp. 511-538; Available in the Course Reserves.

And view:
2) The Documentary “Day after Trinity” available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vm5fCxXnK7Y

Part II – The Report:

Discuss: In a 300-500 word essay, discuss how the terms you chose relate to Means of Destruction and Technology. Follow these prompts:

A) How does Neufeld’s argument challenge the accepted story of the German ‘Blitzkrieg Economy,’ and

B) How does it relate to the notion of ‘technological innovation’ and the ‘Physicists’ Fable’ during WWII as covered in the lecture and the Day after Trinity?

In-text citations:
Cite your sources using in-text citations in the format (Author, page #), or using footnotes in the Chicago Manual Style.
Part III – Bibliography:

Include a bibliography listing all the sources you have used. I prefer the Chicago Manual of Style: https://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide.html