The Fall Of The Luftwaffe In Colour

Author : Clive Ellis
Publisher : Key Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1802820566
Total Pages : 137 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Fall of the Luftwaffe in Colour written by Clive Ellis and published by Key Publishing. This book was released on 2020-06-24 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meticulously researched over the course of 20 years, this color rendition of the Luftwaffe’s Eagles in defeat accurately portrays the stark reality of the desperate days in 1940 when Britain stood alone. Using an extraordinary combination of stunning colorized images and extensively researched text, this book gives a new and different perspective on the battle between ‘the few’ and Hitler’s vaunted Luftwaffe. It contains some 200 photographs of downed enemy aircraft, painstakingly colorized today, showing the rare spectacle of new color from the Battle of Britain period.

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 : Michael Ullmann
Publisher : Hikoki Publications
ISBN 13 : 9781902109077
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Luftwaffe Colours, 1935-1945 written by Michael Ullmann and published by Hikoki Publications. This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Much has been written about the Luftwaffe, but no aspect has been more controversial than the question of camouflage and markings of the aircraft. Here, author Michael Ullmann follows the development and use of many colors and establishes the links betwen the then-standard RAL colors and those adopted by the German Air Ministry. He reveals how and why these finishes were developed and applied to both military and Lufthansa aircraft. Supplemented by more than 300 photographs, drawings, detailed color aircraft profiles, and a highly accurate chart of real paint chips, Luftwaffe Colours 1935-1945 presents a remarkable insight into the art of World War II German camouflage markings.

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 : John Richard Smith
Publisher : Midland Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781857802740
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Luftwaffe Ground Attack Units 1937-1945 Schlachtflieger written by John Richard Smith and published by Midland Publishing. This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the development of ground-attack tactics and aircraft from the years prior to World War II to the final defeat of Nazi Germany in May 1945.

Author : Robert F Stedman
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1782006850
Total Pages : 147 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Luftwaffe Air & Ground Crew 1939–45 written by Robert F Stedman and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-11-20 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Luftwaffe, honed in the Spanish Civil War, played a vital part in Germany's 'Blitzkrieg' victories in 1939-41. Badly overstretched by war on three fronts in 1942-44, it was crippled by an incompetent commander-in-chief, the losses among experienced aircrew, and shortage of fuel. In 1944-45 it faced a final battle of attrition in skies ruled by the Allies as the Eastern and Western pincers closed on the Reich; but until the very end the dwindling band of veteran pilots among them the greatest 'aces' the world has ever known presented a potent threat. This fact-packed review of Luftwaffe uniforms and flying kit is illustrated with rare personal photos, insignia charts, and two dozen meticulously detailed colour figures.

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 : Tony Wood
Publisher : Random House Value Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780517187715
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hitler's Luftwaffe written by Tony Wood and published by Random House Value Publishing. This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pounding the enemy from the skies, the German Luftwaffe was the symbol of Hitler's power. With its decline came the fall of the Third Reich in 1945. This history includes a glossary of terms and abbreviations and an appendix detailing the Luftwaffe chain of command. More than 250 authentic color photos and over 130 full-color illustrations.

Author : Kenneth Munson
Publisher : Blandford
ISBN 13 : 9780713708608
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book German Aircraft of World War 2 in Colour written by Kenneth Munson and published by Blandford. This book was released on 1978 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains illustrations of more than 100 principal types of aircraft used by the Luftwaffe during the war period (more than 60 of them in color), as well as concise text giving the background of their development and operational use.

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.