Operation Steinbock 1944 - The Luftwaffe's disastrous last Blitz over England

The story of Germany''s disastrous last cross-Channel Blitz in early 1944, which left the Luftwaffe devastated and barely able to oppose the D-Day landings. Operation Steinbock , or as it became known, the ''Baby Blitz'' was the Luftwaffe''s last sustained night bomber offensive against the United Kingdom. In this book, renowned Luftwaffe historian Chris Goss explains how and why the Luftwaffe''s last cross-Channel campaign was such a contrast to the Battle of Britain and subsequent Blitz of 1940-41. In 1944, the Luftwaffe''s under-trained, hard-pressed, and inexperienced bomber crews were out-thought and outfought by their opponents, who combined the latest ground-controlled radar with powerful new night fighters and advanced anti-aircraft defences, including radar-assisted guns and even anti-aircraft rockets. Packed with dramatic original illustrations, explanatory diagrams, 2D maps of the strategic situation and 3D maps recreating key missions, this book tells the story of Operation Steinbock and its crucial consequences. The Germans'' last air campaign over England ended in late May 1944, with the Luftwaffe having lost hundreds of much-needed aircraft and crews. Just days later, the Allies stormed ashore across the beaches of Normandy, and the Luftwaffe could do little to stop them.>

Product details

• Authors: Chris Goss, Goss Chris, Simon Trew
• Assisted by: Adam Tooby (Illustration), Tooby Adam (Illustration)
• Publisher: Osprey Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.03.2025
• EAN: 9781472855329
• ISBN: 978-1-4728-5532-9
• No. of pages: 96
• Dimensions: 184 mm x 246 mm x 10 mm
• Series: Air Campaign
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; HISTORY / Europe / Germany, Germany, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, Air forces & warfare, United Kingdom, Great Britain, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Air forces and warfare, Battles & campaigns, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), Battles and campaigns, HISTORY / Military / Aviation & Space