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Informationen zum Autor Martin Bowman was the author of the three highly-successful Mosquito volumes in the Combat Aircraft series. He has also written over a dozen titles on the 'Mighty Eighth' over the past 15 years, having interviewed many veterans both in the UK and the USA. Jim Laurier is a native of New England and lives in New Hampshire. He attended Paier School of Art in Hamden, Connecticut, from 1974–78, and since graduating with Honours, he has been working professionally in the field of Fine Art and Illustration. He has been commissioned to paint for the US Air Force and has aviation paintings on permanent display at the Pentagon. Mark Postlethwaite was born in Leicestershire in 1964 and has developed a lifelong passion for aviation history. He first worked as a photographer before turning his attention solely to artwork, and is now highly regarded in his field for the quality and accuracy of his work. He became the youngest elected member of the Guild of Aviation Artists in 1991. Mark is a valued Osprey artist and has contributed to more than 100 of its books. Klappentext Discover the history of a classic duel as the finest American and German pilots are pitted against each other in the war-torn skies over Europe, in two of the most advanced fighter planes of the age, the P-51 Mustang and the Fw 190. This first book in a new series describes the design and development of these rivals and analyzes the strengths and weaknesses of each fighter through an examination of the key elements of airframe, engine, armament and flying characteristics. Also explored is the training the combatants received, providing an insight into the lives of the pilots. Cockpit digital artwork allows the reader to relive the thrill and terror of a dogfight as these two evenly matched opponents battled for supremacy in the skies above Europe.Discover the design and development history of these two legendary warplanes. Relive the thrill and terror of a dogfight when these two rivals went head-to-head in combat. Zusammenfassung The P-51 personified the might of the Eighth Air Force's fighter strength in the latter years of World War II. Their opposition were the pilots of Fw 190 committed to the final, frontline defence of the Reich. The Fw 190 was the scourge of its enemies, superior to all Allied fighters until the introduction of the P-51. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction/Chronology/Strategic situation: A discussion of the situation facing Nazi Germany and the Allies in the final three years of the war/Design & Development/Technical Specifications/Combatants/Combat: A review of specific combat actions accompanied by biographical detail, first-hand accounts and photographs/Analysis: Statistical data showing the numbers of P-51s and Fw 190s lost in battle/Conclusion/Bibliography and further reading list...
