Luftwaffe In Colour Volume 2

Author : Christophe Cony
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1612005683
Total Pages : 161 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Luftwaffe in Colour: From Glory to Defeat 1942–1945 written by Christophe Cony and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2017-05-19 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nearly four hundred photos documenting the last years of the Luftwaffe: “If you’re interested in unit history then this book is a must have” (Britmodeller.com). A companion to the first volume of Luftwaffe in Colour, which covered the victory years from 1939 to Spring 1942, this book contains even more fascinating material on the machines of the Luftwaffe and the men who flew them as their fate took an increasingly grim path. Initially, the Luftwaffe ruled the skies, but eventually, they fought an increasingly futile war of attrition that, when combined with vital strategic mistakes in aircraft production, was its death knell. Despite this, the Luftwaffe produced the most successful air aces of all time. Among many remarkable images, we see one of the last Junkers 87 B-2 operational on the Eastern Front during the winter of 1942-1943; the huge BV 222 V-5 of Lufttransportstaffel in the port of Heraklion in late 1942; pilots in Tunisia in 1943; the aces Hans Philipp, Wolfgang Späte, and Heinz Schnaufer; and a vivid demonstration of the reversal in fortunes in 1944 as Allied bombers destroy 106 sites, engulfing them in fire at Schwäbisch Hall on German soil. In this painstakingly curated collection, the full detail behind the propaganda is once more revealed in rare color photographs.

Author : Chrsitophe Cony
Publisher : Casemate
ISBN 13 : 1612004083
Total Pages : 161 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Luftwaffe in Colour. Volume 1 written by Chrsitophe Cony and published by Casemate. This book was released on 2016-10-31 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This remarkable work pulls the lid off one of the legendary air forces in history at the very peak of its powerÑunveiling the men and machines as they truly existed day-to-day, underneath the propaganda of their own regime and the scare stories of their enemies. In HitlerÕs Germany, color photography was primarily co-opted for state purposes, such as the military publication Signal, or the LuftwaffeÕs own magazine, Der Adler (Eagle). But a number of men had cameras of their own, and in this painstakingly acquired collection, originally published in France, we can witness true life on GermanyÕs airfields during the period of the LuftwaffeÕs ascendancy. Thus not only do we see famous planes such as the Me-109, Ju-87 or He-111, but the wide variety of more obscure types with which the Germans began the war. The array of Arados, Dorniers, HeinkelsÑnot to mention elegant 4-engine CondorsÑthat were initially employed in the war are here in plain sight and full color, providing not only an insight into WWII history but a model makerÕs dream. Just as fascinating are the shots of the airmen themselves, along with their ground crewsÑfull of confidence and cheer as they bested every other air force in Europe during these years, with the single exception of the RAFÕs Fighter Command in late-summer 1940. But that was no big stumbling block to the Luftwaffe, which had bigger fish to fry in Russia and North Africa the following year. In the authorsÕ next work, ÒThe Years of Defeat,Ó we will see how the war turned more grim for the Luftwaffe, even as its expertise and skill at more deadly aircraft designs, increased. In ÒThe Victory YearsÓ we have a uniquely intimate view of an air force at the very apex of its capabilities.

Author : Christophe Cony
Publisher : Casemate
ISBN 13 : 9781612004556
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Luftwaffe in Colour. Volume 2 written by Christophe Cony and published by Casemate. This book was released on 2017-05-19 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eighty years after its creation, the Luftwaffe is still one of the most fascinating forces in the history of aviation. A companion to Luftwaffe in Colour Volume 1, which covered the victory years from 1939 up to Spring 1942, this volume with nearly 400 images contains even more fascinating material on the machines of the Luftwaffe and the men who flew them, as their fate took an increasingly grim path. Initially the Luftwaffe ruled the skies but thereafter fought an increasingly futile war of attrition which when combined with vital strategic mistakes in aircraft production, was its death knell. Despite this the Luftwaffe produced the most successful air aces of all time who feature in this volume. Among many remarkable images we see one of the last Junkers 87 B-2 operational on the front line on the Eastern Front during the winter of 1942-1943, the huge BV 222 V-5 of Lufttransportstaffel in the port of Heraklion in late 1942, pilots in Tunisia in 1943, the aces Hans Philipp, Wolfgang Spate and Heinz Schnaufer and a vivid demonstration of the reversal in fortunes in 1944 as Allied bombers destroy 106 places, engulfing them in fire at Schwabisch-Hall on German soil. In this painstakingly pieced together collection, originally published in France, the full detail behind the propaganda is once more revealed, in rare colour photographs.

Author : Kenneth A. Merrick
Publisher : Classic Publications
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Luftwaffe Camouflage and Markings 1933-1945: Pre-war development, paint systems, composition, patterns, applications, day fighters written by Kenneth A. Merrick and published by Classic Publications. This book was released on 2004 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The study of the Luftwaffe during World War II is still of enormous interest to aviation enthusiasts and modellers. This is a definitive study of the Luftwaffe's colours and markings.

Author : Henry L. De Zeng
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781903223727
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bomber Units of the Luftwaffe, 1933-1945 written by Henry L. De Zeng and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Christer Bergstrom
Publisher : Atlasbooks Distribution
ISBN 13 : 9781903223468
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Jagdwaffe Section 2 written by Christer Bergstrom and published by Atlasbooks Distribution. This book was released on 2004-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 9 x 12, 200+ b/w photos, maps & tables, 27 color profiles

Author : Henry L. De Zeng
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dive-bomber and Ground-attack Units of the Luftwaffe 1933-1945 : a Reference Source: Units, formation and redesignation, commanders, key operations, codes, emblems written by Henry L. De Zeng and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Jean-Louis Roba
Publisher : Casemate
ISBN 13 : 1612007465
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Luftwaffe in Africa, 1941–1943 written by Jean-Louis Roba and published by Casemate. This book was released on 2019-11-19 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This WWII history examines Nazi air force operations in Egypt and Libya with more than 100 rare wartime photographs. When Mussolini’s army was defeated on the Libyan-Egyptian border at the beginning of 1941, Adolph Hitler had no choice but to send reinforcements to help his ally. The Luftwaffe deployed an air detachment, first to Sicily, then to North Africa. This volume examines the small expeditionary force, solely devoted to protecting Italian possessions in the Mediterranean and Middle Eastern theater. When General Erwin Rommel launched his Afrika Korps to the east, the Luftwaffe had to go on the offensive to cover the advance. As British air forces were strengthened, German High Command was obliged to send more aerial units into what it had initially considered a peripheral arena of the war. Losses in bombers and fighters were high on both sides. By the time the Allies landed in Morocco and Algeria at the end of 1942, the Wehrmacht’s fate was sealed. The last German units capitulated in Tunisia in May 1943.

Author : Kenneth A. Merrick
Publisher : Ian Allan Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Luftwaffe Camouflage and Markings 1933-1945: Code systems & markings, night fighters, ground-attack, reconnaissance, bombers, maritime, transports & trainers written by Kenneth A. Merrick and published by Ian Allan Publishing. This book was released on 2004 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume Two concludes this exhaustive work of reference with in-depth studies of the colors and markings of the Luftwaffe's bomber (Dornier, Heinkel and Junkers), and divebomber and ground-attack (Ju 87 and Fw 190), night fighter (Messerschmitt, Junkers and Dornier), various maritime and anti-shipping aircraft, military transport (Ju 52, Ju 290), and commercial aircraft reconnaissance aircraft and helicopters as well as training, liaison and light aircraft. Detailed appendices cover factory-applied schemes, camouflage patterns and fieldmodified schemes, paint compositions and revised standards. As with Volume One, the text is supported by a wealth of rare and previously unpublished photographs. Both volumes are supplied with color paint chip charts made from paint mixed to the original formulas specified by RLM in the Nazi era.

Author : Santiago Guillen
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9788496658394
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Deutsche Luftwaffe written by Santiago Guillen and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2013-07-19 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When World War II began, Germany's Luftwaffe was the most powerful air force yet seen, achieving victory after victory in tandem with the German Army. But as other great powers rose to combat Hitler, the supremacy of the Me-109, Stuka, and Focke-Wulf soon began to pale before vast fleets of Allied warplanes which German industry could hardly match. Nevertheless, while "flying till they died," Luftwaffe pilots continued to write a record of heroism and innovation, until at the very end of the war they nearly gained the edge again with their aces flying the world's first jet fighter, the Me-262. In this large, lavishly illustrated, full-color work we gain an intimacy with the daily life of Luftwaffe pilots as never seen before. From their uniforms to equipment to everyday sundries, drawn from incredible collections of memorabilia, we can share their experiences on airfields or in the very skies of Europe, above the dark cause which unfortunately they served.