Dive Bomber! - Aircraft, Technology, and Tactics in World War II

Informationen zum Autor Peter C. Smith is a well-known authority on the history of dive-bombing and is the author of over sixty naval history books that are published on four continents. He currently lives with his wife and two Labradors in Bedfordshire, England. Klappentext Details on planes like the German Stuka, the American Dauntless, the Japanese Aichi D3A1 "Val," the Soviet PE-2, and numerous others Riveting accounts of aerial combat Includes maps, diagrams, tables, and photos For many, it is a dive bomber that conjures the most dramatic, quintessential image of World War II: a screaming German Stuka hurtling toward the ground as part of the frightening blitzkrieg that opened the war. In this illustrated history of Allied and Axis dive bombers, Peter C. Smith traces these formidable aircraft from the earliest experiment, through the planes' first operation, to their emergence as devastatingly effective tools of aerial warfare in World War II. Zusammenfassung Details on planes like the German Stuka! the American Dauntless! the Japanese Aichi D3A1 "Val!" the Soviet PE-2! and numerous others. Riveting accounts of aerial combat. Includes maps! diagrams! tables! and photos.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Peter Smith, Peter C Smith, Peter C. Smith
• Verlag: Stackpole Books
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 10.04.2008
• EAN: 9780811734547
• ISBN: 978-0-8117-3454-7
• Seiten: 378
• Abmessung: 235 mm x 235 mm x 32 mm
• Serie: Stackpole Military History
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte > Allgemeines, Lexika; Sachbuch > Politik, Gesellschaft, Wirtschaft > Politik; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Politikwissenschaft > Staatslehre und politische Verwaltung; 1940 bis 1949 n. Chr., Moderne Kriegsführung