The period covered in this volume was considered to be the 'glory years' for the Jagdwaffe - fresh from the experience gained in the Spanish Civil War - and for the Bf 109 in particular. Many famous pilots scored their first kills in the classic dogfights staged over Poland, Western Europe, the Channel and finally southern England. Some 40 Knight's Crosses were awarded in 1940 alone. However, after sweeping all before them in support of the Blitzkrieg across continental Europe, the Bf 109E pilots were to suffer badly during the Battle of Britain, the result of poor tactics inflicted upon them by the Luftwaffe High Command, and their mount's less then generous range.
John Weal
Birth of the Blitzkrieg/Guarding the North Sea Coast/Patrolling the Westwall/Scandinavian Sideshow/The Blitzkrieg Comes of Age/The Battle of Britain and After/Appendices
Show moreThe period covered in this volume was considered to be the 'glory years' for the Jagdwaffe - fresh from the experience gained in the Spanish Civil War - and for the Bf 109 in particular. Many famous pilots scored their first kills in the classic dogfights staged over Poland, Western Europe, the Channel and finally southern England. Some 40 Knight's Crosses were awarded in 1940 alone. However, after sweeping all before them in support of the Blitzkrieg across continental Europe, the Bf 109E pilots were to suffer badly during the Battle of Britain, the result of poor tactics inflicted upon them by the Luftwaffe High Command, and their mount's less then generous range.
John Weal
Birth of the Blitzkrieg/Guarding the North Sea Coast/Patrolling the Westwall/Scandinavian Sideshow/The Blitzkrieg Comes of Age/The Battle of Britain and After/Appendices
Show moreBirth of the Blitzkrieg
Guarding the North Sea Coast
Patrolling the Westwall
Scandinavian Sideshow
The Blitzkrieg Comes of Age
The Battle of Britain and After
Appendices
Arguably the finest profile artist in the business, John
Weal’s love of German aircraft makes his work a treat for
students of the subject. He has written several Aces volumes, and
two books on the JU 87 in the companion series Combat Aircraft.
Mark has illustrated several books in both the Aircraft of
the Aces and Combat Aircraft series. He has recently switched
mediums from airbrush to Mac art, and has produced some of the best
profiles Osprey has used to date in Combat Aircraft 18: B-17 Flying
Fortress Units of the Eighth Air Force (part 1) and Combat Aircraft
22: Mitsubishi Type 1 Rikko Betty Units of World War 2.
Mike Chappell entered the British Army 1952 and retired in
1974, after seeing service in Malaya, Cyprus, Swaziland, Libya,
Germany, Ulster and home garrisons. He began painting military
subjects in 1968 and since then has gained worldwide popularity as
a military illustrator. Mike has written and illustrated many books
for Osprey Publishing.
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