During the early years of the Cold War, the most effective way to gather strategic intelligence about the Soviet Union and its allies was manned overflight. Lockheed's U-2 was spectacularly successful in this role. Much to the concern of...
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Автор: Mackay Ron
Серия: Crowood Aviation Series
Язык: английский
Год: 2003
Статус: Закончена
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The Heinkel He 111 is perhaps the best known of all the Luftwaffe's World War Two bombers. Designed originally as a civil airliner, it made its mark in the bomber role in the Spanish Civil War. Active from the beginning of WWII, the He 111 played a...
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Weapons of Desperation. German Frogmen and Midget Submarines of World War II
The author gives equally good treatment to the other types of German midget subs, explosive boats and frogmen of the K-verband naval units. This book is recommended by the specialists in WW 2 history as a good introduction to the history of the...
Автор: Rimell Raymond Laurence
Серия: Vintage Warbirds #9
Язык: английский
Год: 1988
Статус: Закончена
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Describes military actions in the air during World War...
Автор: Philpott Bryan
Серия: World War 2 Photo Album #8
Язык: английский
Год: 1979
Статус: Закончена
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Hitler's obsessive desire to crush Communism led to the invasion of Russia and to the Luftwaffe's desperate attempt to subdue one of the largest nations in the world. This book shows the campaign from the German viewpoint using photographs taken on...
The immediate human toll of the 1994 Flight 427 disaster was staggering: all 132 people aboard died on a Pennsylvania hillside. The subsequent investigation was a maze of politics, bizarre theories, and shrouded answers. Bill Adair, an...
Автор: Stanaway John
Серия: Aviation Elite Units #23
Язык: английский
Год: 2007
Статус: Закончена
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Formed with the best available fighter pilots in the Southwest Pacific, the 475th Fighter Group was the pet project of Fifth Air Force chief, General George C Kenney. From the time the group entered combat in August 1943 until the end of the war it...
Between May 1944 and May 1945, the Luftwaffe declined from a resilient force, eagerly waiting to use new aircraft and weaponry, to a destroyed air arm. This study focuses on this period, showing how close the German air force was to...
Jagdgeschwader 26 was one of only two German units to remain on the Western front for the entire war. Its rise and fall mirrors the history of the German Air Force. This book gives a chronology of the unit's activities, using documentary sources,...
This book features 1000 color photographs of military aircraft of all types from around the world, with a mix of old and new. All the photographs are fully described with dates and aircraft types. The book will appeal to a wide range of aircraft...