John Weal

Bf 109 Defence of the Reich Aces (eBook, PDF)

Illustrator: Weal, John

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This volume tells the story of the daylight air battles over Germany through the eyes of the Bf 109 aces involved. It traces the development of the aerial defence of the Reich from its small beginnings to arguably the most savage and costliest campaign in the history of aerial warfare. The Luftwaffe pilots explain their tactics and relate their experiences - in the early days, waiting for short-ranged Allied fighters to turn back before attacking the bombers, the see-saw battle for aerial supremacy that followed, the advent of the P-51 and its devastating effect, the growing might of the heavy bomber streams and the final desperate measures against overwhelming odds. The story is predominantly that of the Bf 109's struggle to defeat the US Eighth Air Force, although latterly both the 'mediums' of the US Ninth Air Force and the 'heavies' of RAF Bomber Command were also active by day over Germany.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK
• Seitenzahl: 96
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Januar 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781780963488
• Artikelnr.: 38351311

Autorenporträt

John Weal is Osprey's primary Luftwaffe author and artist. He has written, illustrated and/or supplied artwork for several titles in the Aircraft of the Aces series. He owns one of the largest private collections of original German-language literature from World War 2, and his research is firmly based on this huge archive.

Inhaltsangabe

The first raids
Outwaiting the P-38s and P-47s
Luftwaffe ascendant
Schweinfurt
Regensburg: a significant victory
P-51s: a nasty shock
'Big Week'
Defending Berlin
Protecting the oilfields
Sturmgruppe escorts
Bodenplatte
Rammkommando Elbe: desperate measures
Defeat and surrender
Appendices