| Bodenplatte: The Luftwaffe's Last Hope Contributor(s): Manrho, John (Author), Putz, Ron (Author) |
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ISBN: 0811706869 ISBN-13: 9780811706865 Publisher: Stackpole Books OUR PRICE: $19.76 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - World War Ii - History | Military - Aviation - History | Europe - Germany |
| Dewey: 940.544 |
| LCCN: 2010009021 |
| Series: Stackpole Military History |
| Physical Information: 1.7" H x 6" W x 8.9" (2.05 lbs) 576 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1940's - Cultural Region - Germany |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: - Definitive account of the last great Luftwaffe attack of World War II - Gripping stories of Fw 190s and Bf 109s in combat - Contains hundreds of eyewitness accounts and rare photos In the early morning of January 1, 1945, as the Battle of the Bulge smoldered to an end, the German Luftwaffe--assumed to be starved of fuel and fighting spirit--launched a massive, surprise, low-level strike on Allied airfields throughout France, Belgium, and Holland, an operation code-named Bodenplatte. More than 900 German aircraft took to the skies and attacked the vulnerable fields, destroying 200 Allied aircraft and damaging 150 more. In a pyrrhic victory, the Luftwaffe lost 271 fighters, with many more damaged, and 213 pilots--irreplaceable losses at this stage of the war. |