Jagdgeschwader 52

Informationen zum Autor John Weal is Osprey's primary Luftwaffe author and artist. He has written, illustrated and/or supplied artwork for several titles in the Aircraft of the Aces series. He owns one of the largest private collections of original German-language literature from World War 2, and his research is firmly based on this huge archive. John Weal is Osprey's primary Luftwaffe author and artist. He has written, illustrated and/or supplied artwork for several titles in the Aircraft of the Aces series. He owns one of the largest private collections of original German-language literature from World War 2, and his research is firmly based on this huge archive. Klappentext Jagdgeschwader 52 (JG 52) was the most successful and highest-scoring fighter unit, not just in Germany's World War 2 Luftwaffe, but in the entire annals of aviation history. No other fighter group has ever come close to matching its staggering total of around 9000 enemy aircraft shot down in combat. And yet, because much of that combat took place over the tractless wastes of the Russian front, very little has been written in English about the exploits of this charismatic unit. This book provides a full combat history of JG 52 and its members, including the three top-scoring aces of all time, who claimed a total of 900 victories between them. Zusammenfassung Jagdgeschwader 52 was the most successful and highest-scoring fighter unit, not just in Germany's Luftwaffe, but in the entire annals of aviation history. This text provides a full combat history of the JG 52 and its members, including the three top-scoring aces of all time, who claimed a total of 900 victories between them. Inhaltsverzeichnis CHAPTER ONE FROM SMALL BEGINNINGS CHAPTER TWO FRONTFLIEGER IM WESTEN CHAPTER THREE INTERLUDE CHAPTER FOUR EASTERN FRONT - ADVANCE CHAPTER FIVE EASTERN FRONT - RETREAT APPENDICES COLOUR PLATES COMMENTARY INDEX ...

Product details

• Authors: John Weal, Weal John
• Assisted by: John Weal (Illustration), Weal John (Illustration)
• Publisher: Osprey Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.08.2004
• EAN: 9781841767864
• ISBN: 978-1-84176-786-4
• No. of pages: 128
• Dimensions: 185 mm x 250 mm x 8 mm
• Series: Combat Aircraft; Aviation Elite Units; Combat Aircraft; Aviation Elite Units
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; TRANSPORTATION / Aviation / General, HISTORY / Military / World War II, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century, Air forces & warfare, Warfare & defence, Air forces and warfare, Aircraft and aviation, HISTORY / Military / Vehicles / Air