German Warplanes of World War II by Christopher Chant lands on the shelves of my shop.
Spellmount, 1999, Hardback in dust wrapper.
Jacket illustration: A Bf 109 pilot prepares for action on the Eastern Front. Illustrated by way of: Black & White Photographs; Colour Photographs; Diagrams; Tables;
From the cover: The aircraft of the German Air Force, the Luftwaffe, were integral to the success of the Nazi war machines Blitzkrieg campaigns during the first three years of World War II. The combination of fighters, fighter-bombers, dive-bombers, destroyers, bombers and reconnaissance aircraft swept opposition aircraft from the skies, paralysed enemy ground forces, and then went on to reduce towns and cities to rubble. German Warplanes of World War II is a detailed reference directory of all the main German warplanes that served between 1939 and 1945. Ordered alphabetically by manufacturer, German Warplanes of World War II includes the most famous Luftwaffe aircraft that fought in the conflict, such as the Messerschmitt Bf 109, Focke-Wulf Fw 190 and Junkers Ju 87, the infamous Stuka dive-bomber.
Fully illustrated throughout with colour and black-and-white photographs and superb colour artworks, German Warplanes of World War II provides detailed information on each aircraft, including design and development history, variant details and full specifications tables. In this way the book builds into an authoritative view of warplanes such as the Junkers Ju 88, which first flew in 1936 but went on to perform a host of different duties in World War II up until May 1945, the Heinkel He 111 bomber, and the Henschel Hs 129 close-support aircraft. German Warplanes of World War II also includes the innovative jet-powered aircraft that entered service towards the end of the war and fought valiantly in an effort to stave off the hordes of Allied aircraft assaulting the Third Reich, such as the twin-jet Messerschmitt Me 262 and rocket-powered Messerschmitt Me 163.
In addition, German Warplanes of World War II contains detailed appendices which include full specifications and development history on all the other significant German warplanes of World War II, such as the Junkers Ju 52, Dornier Do 24, Heinkel He 162, Junkers Ju 86 and Messerschmitt Me 410.
Very Good+ in Very Good+ Dust Wrapper.
Matching Pictorial boards. 160 pages. Index. 11½” x 8¾”.
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