This volume presents perhaps the most comprehensive and up-to-date work on this legendary rocket aircraft. The machine first flew in 1941 and was the world's first airplane to exceed the speed of 1000 km/h. The Me163 was developed to combat enemy bomber formations. The insights gained from its construction and deployment significantly influenced many developments in later years. Hundreds of contemporary photographs and specially created graphics make this book the absolute and undisputed standard work on the Messerschmitt Me163, which has never been described in such detail before.