| German Nightfighter Aces Contributor(s): Scutts, Jerry (Author), Weal, John (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1855326965 ISBN-13: 9781855326965 Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK) OUR PRICE: $22.50 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 1998 Annotation: When the Luftwaffe entered World War 2, its nightfighter force was virtually nonexistent thanks to its leader, Reichmarschall Hermann Go ring, who boasted that bombs would never fall on Germany. By mid-1940 his folly was evident; the first night fighter wing was hastily formed with Bf 110s. Initially capable of detecting targets by visual acquisition only, the force greatly improved its effectiveness with the creation of the 'Giant Wu rzburg' radar chain. By the end of 1942, the night fighter force controlled some 389 fighters and had destroyed 1,291 RAF bombers in that year alone. Complete with first-hand accounts and detailed colour illustrations, this book profiles the many variations of night fighters, and the men who made ace flying them. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - World War Ii - History | Europe - Germany - History | Military - Pictorial |
| Dewey: 940.54 |
| LCCN: 99490290 |
| Series: Aircraft of the Aces (Osprey) |
| Physical Information: 0.32" H x 7.26" W x 9.74" (0.68 lbs) 100 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1940's - Cultural Region - Germany |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: When the Luftwaffe entered World War 2, its nightfighter force was virtually nonexistent thanks to its leader, Reichmarschall Hermann G ring, who boasted that bombs would never fall on Germany. By mid-1940 his folly was evident; the first night fighter wing was hastily formed with Bf 110s. Initially capable of detecting targets by visual acquisition only, the force greatly improved its effectiveness with the creation of the 'Giant W rzburg' radar chain. By the end of 1942, the night fighter force controlled some 389 fighters and had destroyed 1,291 RAF bombers in that year alone. Complete with first-hand accounts and detailed colour illustrations, this book profiles the many variations of night fighters, and the men who made ace flying them. |