Aces of the Reich: The Making of a Luftwaffe Fighter-pilot

Spick, Mike

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Lingua: inglese

Editore: Greenhill Books, UK, 2006

1853676756 / 9781853676758

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h/b 240 pages condition is very good, a tear to the front cover of the DJ, (taped). The barcode on the rear cover has been blacked out. In 1939, The Luftwaffe was arguably the world's best-equipped and -trained air force. Its fi.ghters were second to none, and their pilots had a tactical system superior to any other in the world. In campaigns over Poland, Norway, the Low Countries and France, they carried all before them. Only in the summer of 1940 did they fail by a narrow margin in achieving air superiority over England. In the West, with a mere holding force, they maintained an enviable kill-loss ratio against the RAF, while elsewhere they swept through the Balkans, then decimated the numerically formidable Soviet Air Force. Their top scorers set marks in air combat that have never been surpassed. Yet within three years, and despite the introduction of the jet Me 262, the world's most advanced fighter, the Luftwaffe fighter arm, the Jagdwaffe, had been totally defeated. How did this happen? Air-warfare historian Mike Spick explores the question in depth. His most surprising conclusion is that the motivation of the Jagdwaffe was fundamentally flawed. The legend of Manfred von Richthofen, aka the Red Baron - the top-scoring pilot of World War I - which was promoted by Commander-in-Chief Hermann Goering to enhance his own image, became a paradigm. What mattered most to German fighter-pilots was a high victory score and decorations, at the expense of all else. The result was often an unseemly race for the top spot, which had a pernicious effect on the efficacy of German air combat. From the failings of High Command to the scores and decorations of individuals, "Aces of the Reich" is a compelling study of World War II's most fearsome air force and the skilled pilots who flew with it. Mike Spick's other works include "Luftwaffe Figher Aces" and "Luftwaffe Victorious".…

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Titolo
Aces of the Reich: The Making of a Luftwaffe Fighter-pilot
Autore
Spick, Mike
Editore
Greenhill Books, UK
Anno di pubblicazione
2006
Condizione
Very Good
Sovraccoperta
Good
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Hardcover
Lingua
inglese
ISBN 10
1853676756
ISBN 13
9781853676758
Dimensioni
6.5" x 9.5"
Cataloghi dei venditori
Military

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