Luftwaffe Air & Ground Crew 1939–45
Title | Luftwaffe Air & Ground Crew 1939–45 PDF eBook |
Author | Robert F Stedman |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | 147 |
Release | 2012-11-20 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1782006850 |
The Luftwaffe, honed in the Spanish Civil War, played a vital part in Germany's 'Blitzkrieg' victories in 1939-41. Badly overstretched by war on three fronts in 1942-44, it was crippled by an incompetent commander-in-chief, the losses among experienced aircrew, and shortage of fuel. In 1944-45 it faced a final battle of attrition in skies ruled by the Allies as the Eastern and Western pincers closed on the Reich; but until the very end the dwindling band of veteran pilots among them the greatest 'aces' the world has ever known presented a potent threat. This fact-packed review of Luftwaffe uniforms and flying kit is illustrated with rare personal photos, insignia charts, and two dozen meticulously detailed colour figures.
Luftwaffe Air & Ground Crew 1939–45
Title | Luftwaffe Air & Ground Crew 1939–45 PDF eBook |
Author | Robert F Stedman |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | 50 |
Release | 2012-11-20 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1782007474 |
The Luftwaffe, honed in the Spanish Civil War, played a vital part in Germany's 'Blitzkrieg' victories in 1939-41. Badly overstretched by war on three fronts in 1942-44, it was crippled by an incompetent commander-in-chief, the losses among experienced aircrew, and shortage of fuel. In 1944-45 it faced a final battle of attrition in skies ruled by the Allies as the Eastern and Western pincers closed on the Reich; but until the very end the dwindling band of veteran pilots among them the greatest 'aces' the world has ever known presented a potent threat. This fact-packed review of Luftwaffe uniforms and flying kit is illustrated with rare personal photos, insignia charts, and two dozen meticulously detailed colour figures.
Kampfflieger
Title | Kampfflieger PDF eBook |
Author | Robert F Stedman |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | 66 |
Release | 2012-11-20 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1782007253 |
The Kampfflieger are relatively unknown within aviation circles, although many of them had careers as distinguished as those of their fighter-pilot counterparts. The men of the bomber crews did not enjoy the luxury of combat tours – they flew until they died or became unfit for combat duty. This book studies the attitudes, beliefs and motivation of the average crewman, following him through recruitment and training to experience on campaign in western Europe, Africa and the Russian front, detailing the exploits and trials of the famous Ju 87 'Stuka' dive-bomber crews and their own crucial part in Germany's war effort.
Luftwaffe Secret Projects
Title | Luftwaffe Secret Projects PDF eBook |
Author | Dieter Herwig |
Publisher | Midland Publishing |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 2003 |
Genre | Bombers |
ISBN | 9781857801507 |
8= x 11 150 b&w photos 110 color illustrations The two previous volumes in this hugely popular series have covered Fighters 1939-1945 and Strategic Bombers 1935-1945. This new addition takes a close look at a varied range of aircraft types, principally described as ground-attack and special-purpose types, but which includes Kampfzerstvrer (multi-purpose combat aircraft), multi-purpose and fast bombers, explosive-carrying aircraft intended to attack other aircraft, air-to-air ramming vehicles, bomb-carrying gliders and towed fighters, and airborne weapons and special devices (rockets, cannons, flame-throwers, etc.) As in the first two volumes, the technical descriptions and histories of about 140 aircraft types are brought to life by many specially created full-color artworks, showing the projects, often in unit markings, as they might have appeared if they had come to fruition and/or if the war had continued beyond 1945. This series has proven indispensable for historians and notably for modelers, whose imaginations are fired up by these revelations.
Luftwaffe Handbook, 1939-1945
Title | Luftwaffe Handbook, 1939-1945 PDF eBook |
Author | Alfred Price |
Publisher | Macmillan Reference USA |
Total Pages | 120 |
Release | 1977 |
Genre | History |
ISBN |
An in-depth reference manual on the German Luftwaffe at war.
Aircraft of the Luftwaffe, 1935-1945
Title | Aircraft of the Luftwaffe, 1935-1945 PDF eBook |
Author | Jean-Denis G.G. Lepage |
Publisher | McFarland |
Total Pages | 409 |
Release | 2009-03-23 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0786452803 |
One of the most significant innovations in modern warfare has been the appearance and development of air power, a technology which demanded technical and financial investment on a whole new scale and which ultimately changed the fundamental nature of war itself. This book covers the history and development of the German air force from 1935 to 1945, with descriptions and illustrations of almost all of the Luftwaffe's airplanes, including fighters, jet fighters, dive-bombers, ground attackers, medium and heavy bombers, jet bombers, seaplanes, flying boats and carrier planes, transport and gliders, reconnaissance and training aircrafts, helicopters, and many futuristic projects and other rarities.
Air Force Combat Units of World War II
Title | Air Force Combat Units of World War II PDF eBook |
Author | Maurer Maurer |
Publisher | DIANE Publishing |
Total Pages | 520 |
Release | 1961 |
Genre | United States |
ISBN | 1428915850 |