John Weal

Focke-Wulf Fw 190 Aces of the Western Front (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

The Fw 190 was the scourge of Fighter Command from the moment it appeared on the Western Front at Abbeville in August 1941 with II./JG 26. A nimble, speedy and well-armed adversary, the 'Butcher Bird' quickly proved superior to all Allied fighters of the time, particularly at medium to low altitude. Led by Experten of the calibre of 'Pips' Priller, Heinz Bar and Walter Oesau, the handful of Fw 190-equipped Jagdgeschwader flew against overwhelming odds, firstly on the Channel coast, and then in direct defence of the Reich when the Jagdflieger took on the might of the USAAF's Eighth and Ninth Air Forces. This is their story.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK
• Seitenzahl: 100
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Oktober 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781782005636
• Artikelnr.: 44861746

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

In the Beginning
Channel and North Sea Build-Up
Diversions North, South and Nocturnal
Defence of the Reich - The Battle is Joined
Normandy - The Killing Ground
Defence of the Reich - The Battle is Lost
The End of the Line
Appendices
Index