Romanian aces of world war 2

Informationen zum Autor Canadian national Dénes Bérnad has specialised in studying Romanian and Eastern European military aviation during World War 2 for the past 25 years. A mechanical engineer by profession , he is also a founding member of the Association to Promote the History of Rumanian Aviation (Bucharest, Romania) and Hungarian Association of Aviation History (Budapest, Hungary). Klappentext First seeing action in the wake of the German invasion of the USSR in June 1941, the Royal Rumanian Air Force had been allied to the Luftwaffe since the Romanian government signed a Tripartite Pact with Germany and Italy in November 1940. This book reveals how, despite suffering heavy losses to the numerically superior Russian forces, the Rumanians inflicted even greater casualties on the communists. Locked in bitter conflict with the Soviets until September 1944, when the Red Army poured across the Rumanian frontier and forced an armistice, the modest fighter force claimed 1500+ kills using primarily Bf 109's, E's. Zusammenfassung First seeing action in the wake of the German invasion of the USSR in June 1941, the Royal Rumanian Air Force had been allied to the Luftwaffe since the Romanian government signed a Tripartite Pact with Germany and Italy in November 1940. This book reveals how, despite suffering heavy losses to the numerically superior Russian forces, the Rumanians inflicted even greater casualties on the communists. Locked in bitter conflict with the Soviets until September 1944, when the Red Army poured across the Rumanian frontier and forced an armistice, the modest fighter force claimed 1500+ kills using primarily Bf 109's, E's. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction and acknowledgements CHAPTER ONE BACKGROUND TO WAR CHAPTER TWO BARBAROSSA TO STALINGRAD CHAPTER THREE NEW EQUIPMENT, NEW TASKS CHAPTER FOUR 1944 - YEAR OF THE CRUCIBLE CHAPTER FIVE CHANGING SIDES CHAPTER SIX LEADING ACES Appendices Colour plates commentary Index ...

Product details

• Authors: Denes Bernad, Dénes Bérnad
• Assisted by: Postlethwaite Mark (Illustration), Styling Mark (Illustration), John Weal (Illustration), Weal John (Illustration)
• Publisher: Osprey Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.06.2003
• EAN: 9781841765358
• ISBN: 978-1-84176-535-8
• No. of pages: 96
• Dimensions: 190 mm x 250 mm x 10 mm
• Series: Osprey Aircraft of the Aces S.; Aircraft Of The Aces; Aircraft of the Aces (Osprey); Osprey Aircraft of the Aces S.
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; HISTORY / Military / World War II, HISTORY / Military / General, HISTORY / Europe / General, HISTORY / Military / Wars & Conflicts (Other), Air forces & warfare, Warfare & defence, Second World War, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Air forces and warfare, Modern warfare, HISTORY / Military / Aviation & Space, History / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / European Theater