Aces Of The Reich

Author : John Weal
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1782005110
Total Pages : 150 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fw 190 Defence of the Reich Aces written by John Weal and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-10-20 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Renowned aviation author and artist, John Weal, presents the last volume of Fw 190 Aces not previously covered in the Aircraft of the Aces series. From mid-1942 until the end of the war, German fighter pilots were deployed in the defence of the homeland in an effort to halt the near-constant bombing raids by Britain and America. This book tells their story, from the moment when the Luftwaffe began to retreat to the dying days of the Reich. Using previously unpublished photographs, this book charts the story of the men who earned their status as aces while fighting a hopeless battle to protect the land and the people they loved.

Author : Colin D. Heaton
Publisher : Zenith Press
ISBN 13 : 1610597486
Total Pages : 375 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The German Aces Speak written by Colin D. Heaton and published by Zenith Press. This book was released on 2011-11-15 with total page 375 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DIVDIVFor the first time, four German WWII pilots share their side of the story./divDIV/divDIVFew perspectives epitomize the sheer drama and sacrifice of combat more perfectly than those of the fighter pilots of World War II. As romanticized as any soldier in history, the WWII fighter pilot was viewed as larger than life: a dashing soul waging war amongst the clouds. In the sixty-five-plus years since the Allied victory, stories of these pilots’ heroics have never been in short supply. But what about their adversaries—the highly skilled German aviators who pushed the Allies to the very brink of defeat?/divDIV/divDIVOf all of the Luftwaffe’s fighter aces, the stories of Walter Krupinski, Adolf Galland, Eduard Neumann, and Wolfgang Falck shine particularly bright. In The German Aces Speak, for the first time in any book, these four prominent and influential Luftwaffe fighter pilots reminisce candidly about their service in World War II. Personally interviewed by author and military historian Colin Heaton, they bring the past to life as they tell their stories about the war, their battles, their lives, and, perhaps most importantly, how they felt about serving under the Nazi leadership of Hermann Göring and Adolf Hitler. From thrilling air battles to conflicts on the ground with their own commanders, the aces’ memories disclose a side of World War II that has gone largely unseen by the American public: the experience of the German pilot./div/div

Author : John Weal
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1780963491
Total Pages : 150 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bf 109 Defence of the Reich Aces written by John Weal and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-01-20 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Gordon Williamson
Publisher : Arms & Armour
ISBN 13 : 9780853689867
Total Pages : 219 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Aces of the Reich written by Gordon Williamson and published by Arms & Armour. This book was released on 1989-01-01 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Gordon Williamson
Publisher : Arms & Armour
ISBN 13 : 9781854090652
Total Pages : 154 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Infantry Aces of the Reich written by Gordon Williamson and published by Arms & Armour. This book was released on 1991 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Bravery on the field of battle has been an aspect of war since conflicts first began. 'Heroism under enemy fire' and 'selfless devotion to duty in the face of overwhelming odds' are phrases echoed in all armies, since bravery is not dependent upon nationality or cause. The recognition of such acts, however, is more affected by fate, and the infantryman has historically often been passed over in favour of the dashing cavalryman or the ace fighter pilot."--Book Jacket.

Author : John Weal
Publisher : Osprey Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781841766201
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book German Aces of the Russian Front written by John Weal and published by Osprey Publishing. This book was released on 2002-08-19 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Luftwaffe pilots of the Russian Front were the highest scoring aces of any aerial conflict in history. This book traces the careers of the pilots who flew the Fw 190 and the Bf 109 in the skies over Russia, and reveals how they achieved their remarkable successes. The Bf 109 was the most commonly used fighter on the Front, and saw action from Operation Barbarossa through to the Defence of the Reich in 1945. The Fw 190, meanwhile, proved itself to be arguably Germany's best piston-engined fighter, with many of its aces scoring over 100 kills.

Author : Franz Kurowski
Publisher : Stackpole Books
ISBN 13 : 0811743489
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Panzergrenadier Aces written by Franz Kurowski and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2010-07-16 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exciting stories of the infantrymen who supported Germany's tanks. How tanks and infantry cooperated at the small-unit level. First time in English.

Author : Franz Kurowski
Publisher : Stackpole Books
ISBN 13 : 0811732029
Total Pages : 745 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Infantry Aces written by Franz Kurowski and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2005 with total page 745 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: - Combat stories of eight German infantry soldiers: one paratrooper, two members of the Waffen-SS, and five members of the Wehrmacht - A concluding chapter examines infantry tactics This is an authentic account of German infantry aces, common foot soldiers who were thrust into a blazing maelstrom of bloody horror the world had never seen. On the frozen Russian steppes, under the scorching African desert sun, and in the final desperate battles, they were outnumbered and outgunned and faced impossible odds. Here are the fascinating stories of the men who stared death in the face during some of the most brutal battles ever waged.

Author : Mike Spick
Publisher : Frontline Books
ISBN 13 : 1783375787
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Luftwaffe Fighter Aces written by Mike Spick and published by Frontline Books. This book was released on 2011-07-19 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this exciting book Mike Spick shows how the Luftwaffe's leading fighter pilots were able to outscore their allied counterparts so effectively and completely during the Second World War. When the records of the Jagdflieger pilots became available after the war, they were initially greeted with incredulity _ the highest claim was for 352 kills, and more than 100 pilots had recorded more than 100 victories. However postwar research proved that these claims had in fact been made in good faith and confirmation had only been given after rigorous checking. To discover the secret of this success, aviation history expert Mike Spick examines the exploits of these aces and sets out the context in which it took place. Every major theater is covered in detail including the conditions peculiar to each: climate, relative numerical and qualitative strengths, the presence or absence of radar and other measures, and the relative merits of the planes being flown. He focuses on the methods and tactics used by individual aces and uses firsthand sources wherever possible to put the reader right alongside the pilot in the cockpit.

Author : Gordon Williamson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 154 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Infantry Aces of the Reich written by Gordon Williamson and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: