Contains 124 extraordinary color profiles, portraying examples of nearly all types of single-seated fighter aircraft used by the Luftwaffe in World War II. All of the detailed profiles represent aircraft flown by German aces, some of the most famous and successful as well as those of lesser known. Also contains over 100 color illustrations of Luftwaffe unit markings, uniform insignia, camouflage colors, unit code styles, kill markings, and related features.

More Luftwaffe Fighter Aircraft in Profile

Biographies & Memoirs

Christer Bergström

Claes Sundin

Leaders & Notable People

Schiffer Military History

The full story of two Luftwaffe Fighter Aces during World War 2, Hermann Graf and Alfred Grislawski. Loss Lists, color profiles and over 300 photos, most never before published. Comprehensive full story of two famous Luftwaffe pilots. This title describes the interwoven fates of Luftwaffe fighter aces Hermann Graf and Alfred Grislawski on the Eastern Front between 1941-1943 and 1944-45. It asks whether Graf was identical to the "Major von Graf" who was shot down, and whether he co-operated with the Soviets in captivity.

Graf & Grislawski A Pair of Aces

History

Military

Eagle Editions, Ltd.

The story of the Jagdwaffe on the Eastern Front continues with an explanation of the reasons for the German retreat from Moscow in late 1941 and subsequent rallying of forces prior to the advances of 1942. This book chronicles the astonishing victories scored by Luftwaffe fighter aces over the Soviet Air Force during battle for the Crimea and during the advance on Stalingrad. Author Christer Bergstr\246m, an acknowledged expert on the air war in Russia, describes the activities of the Luftwaffe's fighter-force in its battles over the Russian Front.

Jadgwaffe: The War in Russia January - October 1942 (Luftwaffe Colours, Vol. 3, Section 4)

Erik Mombeek

Classic Pubns

Defeat in North Africa and the disastrous loss of Sixth Army at Stalingrad were undoubtedly huge blows to the Wehrmacht, but the most critical battle of 1943 was fought at Kursk. In the spring of 1943, the Russian front bulged into the German lines between Kharkov and Orel. Here, in July, German forces tried to regain the initiative on the Russian Front by a planned attack to pinch off this salient and straighten the front, but forewarned, the Soviets absorbed the German thrust and counterattack. The climax to this titanic clash of forces was the battle at Kursk, scene of the largest tank battle in history, where German land forces were defeated and forced to retreat in the face of an unstoppable Soviet counterattack. Is it against this background that in this 96-page tile, Christer Bergstrom, an acknowledged expert on the air-war in Russia, describes the activities of the Luftwaffe's fighter-force in its battles over the Russian Front.

Jagdwaffe: War in Russia, November 1942 - December 1943 (Luftwaffe Colours, Vol. 4, Section 3)

Martin Pegg

Story of Barbarossa: The Air Battle July-December 1941 with pictures and detailed description of the battle.

Barbarossa: The Air Battle July-december 1941

Classic Publications

Black Cross Red Star -- Air War Over the Eastern Front: Volume 4: Stalingrad to Kuban 1942-1943

Vaktel Forlag

Product Description This is a completely new take on Operation "Market Garden", based on the newest and most comprehensive research into primary sources to date on this epic battle. The indepth research made by the author has resulted in many myths and misconceptions being convincingly dispelled, backed up by detailed source notes. In fact, these two volumes form a completely new image of the battle in the Netherlands in the autumn of 1944.It was Cornelius Ryan who in 1974 put "Market Garden" so to say "on the map". However, it is obvious that he had no time to go through his vast collection of first-hand material on "Market Garden" before he so sadly passed away that same year. This is a mission that Christer Bergström has taken upon himself.A torrent of new books about "Market Garden" has been published since 1974, and many of its authors - all included - have done meritorious work in producing new research. But it appears quite obvious that nobody has previously tried to go through The Cornelius Ryan Collection in its entirety in order to publish to the public the important pieces of the jigsaw puzzle that Ryan produced but was never able to use in his book. But now it has been done, for the first time, in this book by Christer Bergström.Bergström has made a painstaking research work for several years, interviewing veterans and others who participated or witnessed the battle. He has gone through all relevant documents in all relevant archives in the UK, the USA, Germany and the Netherlands, and that material forms the basis of his book.But even more so: Cross-referencing both sides' documents is absolutely crucial to form an opinion that is as close to the actual events as possible.The major part of the archive material about the Second World War in official collections has now been made accessible, but this has obviously not been enough - for several reasons. To begin with, we have the fact that the German side destroyed most of its remaining military documents at the end of the war. Even if Germany's Bundesarchiv has an impressive collection of documents from the Second World War at its disposal, it only constitutes a small part of the German military documents that were produced during the war. This is especially true for the last years of the war. In order to get as good an image as possible from the German side, I have during the last few decades had access to large quantities of first-hand material (documents from the war) from private collections - veterans, veterans' associations, collectors, etc. This book is a must-read to anyone interested in Operation "Market Garden", and who does not want to miss out on newly-revealed knowledge of this fascinating sequence of the Second World War.Christer Bergström enjoys the reputation of being one of the world's foremost experts on the Second World War. He has published 31 books on the subject, most of them in English. Through his indepth research work, he has moved the borders of our knowledge forward in many fields - e.g. the Ardennes offensive, the Battle of Britain, the Eastern Front. Now the turn has come to Operation Market Garden. Review "Well-written, captivating and detailed ... describes the brutal reality of war, which nevertheless does not have any negative impact on the dramatic description. A most exciting reading experience."- Svensk Bibliotekstjänst (Swedish Library Service), on Volume 1 of Arnhem 1944."Military-historian Christer Bergström treats the source material with excellence and puts common images and myths of this battle into question. An extensive source and note list, photos, fact boxes, QR-coded film and sound clips supplement the text of this impressive work in two volumes about operation Market Garden. In summary - brilliant."- Svensk Bibliotekstjänst (Swedish Library Service), on Volume 2 of Arnhem 1944.Volume One of Arnhem 1944 is a solid hit. Christer Bergström gets high marks for original research, comprehensive orders of bat

Arnhem 1944 An Epic Battle Revisited: Volume 1: Tanks and Paratroopers

This is a completely new take on Operation "Market Garden", based on the newest and most comprehensive research into primary sources to date on this epic battle. All previous published accounts of Operation "Market Garden" end the main story with the evacuation of the British airborne troops from Oosterbeek - which obscures the fact that Operation "Market Garden" at that time was still to be regarded as essentially a great success. It was only due to the following development of events (including the battle at Overloon in October 1944) that meant that the strategic success of the operation could not be utilized to end the war before the turn of the year 1944. This is a story that has never been told before, and which is described and analysed in detail in the concluding Volume 2 of Christer Bergström's Arnhem 1944. This book is a must-read to anyone interested in Operation "Market Garden", and who does not want to miss out on newly-revealed knowledge of this fascinating sequence of the Second World War.Christer Bergström enjoys the reputation of being one of the world's foremost experts on the Second World War. He has published 31 books on the subject, most of them in English. Through his indepth research work, he has moved the borders of our knowledge forward in many fields - e.g. the Ardennes offensive, the Battle of Britain, the Eastern Front. Now the turn has come to Operation Market Garden.

Arnhem 1944 -- An Epic Battle Revisited: Volume II: The Lost Victory -- September-October 1944

Europe

This is the thrilling story of a C-47 Skytrain which flew over Normandy and during Operation Market Garden in World War II. The book also goes into detail with the men who flew it, and what they experienced during the war.Called "Daisy," the aircraft still flies, owned by a Swedish organization, and takes part in the parachute drop over Normandy on the 75th Anniversary.Christer Bergström enjoys the reputation of being one of the world's foremost experts on the Second World War. He has published 31 books on the subject, most of them in English. Through his indepth research work, he has moved the borders of our knowledge forward in many fields - e.g. the Ardennes offensive, Operation Market Garden, the Battle of Britain, the Eastern Front.

Daisy: The History of a C-47/DC-3 in World War II and the Men Who Flew it

Based on decades of research work in both German and Russian archives, as well as interviews with a large number of key figures and veterans, Stalingrad - New Perspectives on an Epic Battle brings our knowledge on this turning point of World War II several big steps forward . It brings forward many hitherto unknown facts and dispels many myths and misconceptions of the battle. Why did the Germans focus so much on Stalingrad? The myth that the name of the city - ""Stalin's City"" - played any role at all is analyzed and rejected: Stalingrad in fact was the key to German success, both trategically and tactically. How and why is explained in the book. How were the Soviets able to hold out in Stalingrad? What happened to the civilians in Stalingrad? A complete re-evaluation and examination of what has been said to be German ""mistakes"" during this campaign. The German plans to retreat from Stalingrad - and how they failed. Hermann Göring's and the Luftwaffe's biggest mistake in this campaign was not the air bridge, which needs to be re-evaluated, but something with far greater implications, although neglected in history writing. This work on the ground war during the Battle of Stalingrad is the continuation of Christer Bergström's previous book Operation Barbarossa 1941: Hitler against Stalin and supplements his Black Cross / Red Star series about the air war on the Eastern Front.

Stalingrad - New Perspectives on an Epic Battle

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