John Weal

Arctic Bf 109 and Bf 110 Aces (eBook, PDF)

Illustrator: Davey, Chris

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Once Nazi Germany had conquered Norway in 1940, just a handful of Gruppen flying the Bf 109 and Bf 110 fighters were able to shatter all opposition and dominate the air in the Arctic Circle. Yet as the dual threats of the RAF and the Red Air Force grew, the Luftwaffe was forced to increase its fighter presence to full Geschwader strength with the formation of JG 5 Eismeer (Ice-sea) in early 1942.
The struggle for the frozen skies of the arctic raged on until the end of the war as the embattled JG 5 produced some of the Eastern Front's leading aces, pilots of the calibre of Theodor Weissenberger, Heinrich Ehrler, Walter Schuck, Franz Dörr and Jakob Norz all achieving over 100 kills. Featuring first-hand accounts from the pilots, extensive research from a leading authority on the Luftwaffe, and illustrations of the aircraft in unique winter camouflage, this book is a comprehensive guide to the Arctic Experten and the planes they flew.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK
• Seitenzahl: 112
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Oktober 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781782007999
• Artikelnr.: 45970570

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

Chapter 1 Jagdgruppe z.B.V. /Chapter 2 Arctic Zerstörer Experten /Chapter 3 Creation of JG 5 /Chapter 4 Fighting to the bitter end /Appendices
Arctic Ace listing
Awards presented to aces serving in
theatre
Orders of Battle
Colour Plates Commentary