Almost a private battle, the Marauders of the 17th, 323rd and 344th Bombardment Groups took on the unique Me 262 jet fighter unit JV 44, one of the Luftwaffe's most controversial and mysterious units. A series of fierce and bitter battles over Germany pitted some of the Reich's best pilots and most revolutionary planes against the crews of the much-maligned Martin B-26.

Battle over Bavaria: The B-26 Marauder Versus the German Jets, April 1945

History

Creek, Eddie J.

SCUTTS, Jerry

Military

Classic Pubns

The pictorial story of the Luftwaffe fighter force at its inception - the clandestine development of what would become one of the most powerful and feared air forces in the world. Featured in detail are the Luftwaffe's fighter aircraft, plus analysis of camouflage and markings accompanied by beautiful full color aircraft profiles, first-hand accounts from the pilots who were there as well as maps and appendices.

Jagdwaffe Vol.1, Section 1: Birth of the Luftwaffe Fighter Force

MOMBEEK, Eric

Smith, J. Richard

Americas

Classic Publications

This Volume covers the Luftwaffe fighter force on the eve of World War Two. Here are the fighter units that took part and their aircraft as well as details of events in the West and the "Sitzkrieg". Included is coverage of the Kunstflugstaffel (Luftwaffe Aerobatic Team). Featured in detail are analysis of camouflage and markings accompanied by beautiful full color aircraft profiles, first-hand accounts from the pilots who were there as well as maps and appendices.

Blitzkrieg and Sitzkrieg: Poland and France 1939-1940 (Jagdwaffe Series)

Europe

A comprehensive study of the camouflage and markings of the Luftwaffe fighter force. A great reference for modelers, this book is also a must-read for anyone interested in the history of the Luftwaffe.

Jagdwaffe 1/4: Attack In The West: 5/1/1940

R. C. ('Dick') Riley (1921-2006) was one of the country's foremost railway photographers; starting with mono just prior to World War 2, he moved over to colour in the early 1950s, when such film was both expensive and slow. Working in the banking industry gave him the opportunity to travel widely and, aided by his trackside pass and contacts within the railway industry, he was able to access locations and views from which many other photographers were excluded. From his early work through to the end of main line steam in 1968 he took countless thousands of transparencies; over the years a number have been published but there remain a significant number that have yet to see the light of day. This large landscape format book showcases over 200 colour images taken by Dick Riley between the early 1950s and 1968. Whilst the bias will be towards the Southern and Western regions, the book will also include a significant number of illustrations on both the Eastern and London Midland regions. Dick Riley was also a prolific photographer of industrial railways, and the book will include a brief selection featuring these sites, as well as recording aspects such as signs and minutiae, which were largely ignored by other photographers. The book will also include vignettes of these photographs. The text has been compiled by his close friend and executor Rodney Lissenden, who had access to Dick Riley's personal diaries for anecdotal tales relating to the images concerned.

Sturmstaffel 1: Reich Defence 1943-1944 the War Diary

Forsyth, Robert

This is the remarkable story of the Verschuchsverband, the Trials and Research Unit of the Luftwaffe High Command, one of the most intriguing, clandestine and rarely-covered elements of the Luftwaffe before and during World War 2. Using previously unpublished recollections from pilots who flew secret, long-range reconnaissance and spy-dropping missions over England, Iraq, Poland and the USSR, as well as hundreds of rare and fascinating photographs, the book recounts the history, operations and aircraft of the unit. Among the unit's many tasks, it was charged with testing and introducing newly developed reconnaissance, bomber and nightfighter aircraft into operational service. These aircraft include 'exotic' types such as the Ar 234 jet, the huge Do 335 fighter and extreme high-altitude Ju 86R.

On Special Missions: The Luftwaffe's Research And Experimental Squadrons 1923-1945

Petrick, Peter

Kampfflieger forms the most comprehensive pictorial encyclopedia of the aircraft and markings of the Luftwaffe bomber force in World War II. Drawing on many rare and previously unpublished photographs, this is the first volume in a richly illustrated four-volume study. Each large format paperback features color profiles illustrating camouflage schemes, tactical markings, numbering and unit insignia as employed on all fronts, as well as personal accounts. Volume One begins with an outline of the clandestine German bomber development following the end of World War I up to the birth of the new Luftwaffe under the Nazi Party in 1933 and the evolution and changing doctrine of the embryonic German bomber force. The authors then continue with the Luftwaffe's operational debut in the Spanish Civil War and the formation of the nucleus of the new Kampfgeschwader. Volume One also includes the invasion of Poland and the birth of Blitzkrieg and concludes on the eve of the German invasion of the Wes

Kampfflieger: Bombers Of The Luftwaffe, 1933-1940

This is the second title in a four-volume study concentrating on Luftwaffe conventional and maritime/torpedo bomber aircraft, camouflage and markings 1933-1945.Conceptual design and layout follows that of the 'Jagdwaffe' series. The narrative text provides an overview, with the detail contained in the captions. Captions concentrate on individual aircraft, units, pilots and camouflage and markings etc. Each volume is super-rich in photographic content. Also includes 15 complementary color profiles to illustrate camouflage schemes, tactical markings and numbering and unit insignia as employed on all fronts. This volume covers 'Bomben auf England' (the Battle of Britain' and Night Blitz on London), the opening phase of bomber operations in the Mediterranean against Malta, Crete and Sicily. The campaign in the Balkans, early anti-shipping operations with the Fw 200 and He 111s, the 'sideshow' in Iraq and operations in Russia to the end of 1941.

Kampfflieger: Bombers of the Luftwaffe July 1940-December 1941 (2) (Classic Colours, 2)

As the tide of the air war against Germany swung in the Allies' favor, so the Luftwaffe was forced onto the defensive. This book covers the Luftwaffe fighter response to the Allied daylight bomber offensive and the development of the heavily armed and armored Sturmgruppen which made mass, close-range attacks against the 'heavies'. The author will cover the infamous Schweinfurt raid and also the attrition suffered by the the Luftwaffe over Normandy following D-Day.

Jagdwaffe: Defending the Reich 1943-44 (Luftwaffe Colours, Volume Five Section 1)

Ian Allen Pub

The final volume in this four-volume study of the Luftwaffe bomber forces. Covers the final phase of the war, when the bombers were no longer attacking Allied cities, but rather helping to defend the Reich.

Kampfflieger Bombers Vol. 4 (Luftwaffe Colours)

Beale, Nick

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