A near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket. First American edition. Cloth. 4to. 160 pp. Illus. with color &amp; b/w photos. Story of the development and combat experience of this once remarkable plane.

Messerschmitt Bf109 at War

History

Ishoven, Armand Van.

Military

Scribner Book Company

The Battle of Britain has always been seen as one of the major turning points of the war: the might of the Luftwaffe, devastator of half of Europe, turned towards the beleaguered British Isles to stamp out the RAF and prepare the way for Operation Sea Lion, the first proper invasion of Great Britain since 1066. So much pride and national spirit is tied up in this crucial battle that it has spawned numerous films and its anniversaries are greeted by television and newspaper coverage year after year. Hundreds of books have been written on the subject, its stories retold time and time again and one would think a new approach to the subject well nigh impossible.Armand van Ishoven has done the impossible. A well respected author and authority on the Luftwaffe, his close contacts with wartime veterans have produced a fascinating collection of eyewitness accounts and reports many produced while the heat of battle was still on the writers and a staggering number of German photographs, few of which have been published before.

The Luftwaffe in the Battle of Britain

SCRIBNERS

From the Spanish Civil War to the end of World War II the Messerschmitt was one of the most famous aircraft of its era. The aircraft continued to evolve over the course of its career, with late-war fighters possessing upgraded weapons and equipment in response to previous combat experience. This heavily illustrated, classic account goes beyond the mere facts and figures to include firsthand accounts by many who actually flew the plane.

Ian Allan Pub

Messerschmitt BF 110 at war

Ian Allan, 1985

Text: English, German (translation)

The fall of an eagle: The life of fighter ace Ernst Udet

W. Kimber

Messerschmitt, aircraft designer

Europe

Gentry Books

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