Fw 190 Sturmjager - Defence of the Reich 1943-45

How the Jagdflieger challenged the might of the USAAF in their heavily armed, and armoured, Fw 190A-8 Sturmjager . Developed from one of the finest fighters of World War II, the radial-engined Fw 190A-8 was conceived as a heavy assault aircraft and armed accordingly. Its mission was to provide a response to the increasing numbers of USAAF B-17 and B-24 bombers operating against targets in the western and central Reich. This book explores the fascinating feats of the men flying the Fw 190A-8 and its subvariants. These pilots were given exceptional training and many were volunteers, some of whom were willing to sign oaths that they would bring down a bomber at all costs - even if it meant ramming the enemy aircraft. Using first-hand accounts, archival photos, full-colour illustrations, maps and tactical diagrams, critically acclaimed Luftwaffe author Robert Forsyth puts the reader in the cockpit of a Sturmjager attempting to defend the Fatherland from formations of heavily defended USAAF bombers protected by powerful Allied escort fighters.>

Product details

• Authors: Robert Forsyth, Forsyth Robert
• Assisted by: Gareth Hector (Illustration), Hector Gareth (Illustration), Jim Laurier (Illustration), Laurier Jim (Illustration)
• Publisher: Osprey Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 21.12.2023
• EAN: 9781472857460
• ISBN: 978-1-4728-5746-0
• No. of pages: 80
• Dimensions: 182 mm x 246 mm x 6 mm
• Series: Dogfight
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; HISTORY / Europe / Germany, Germany, TRANSPORTATION / Aviation / History, Military vehicles, Second World War, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Air forces and warfare, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), Military aircraft, Aircraft and aviation, Aviation skills / piloting, Aviation skills and piloting, History / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / European Theater