20th twentieth century
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aeroplane
aircraft
airplanes
Author_John Weal
Author_Mark Postlethwaite
battle
Blitzkrieg
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Category=NHD
Category=NHWL
Category=NHWR7
conflict
defeat
defensive
engine
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Ground attack arm
illustrated
maps
Normandy
plane
Second World War 2 II
Stalingrad
strategy
tactic
victory
WWII WW2
Product details
- ISBN 9781841766089
- Weight: 440g
- Dimensions: 182 x 244mm
- Publication Date: 22 Oct 2003
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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One of the most important, and yet least publicised, components of the front-line Luftwaffe was the Schlacht, or ground attack, arm. This book details the Schlacht units who were in the thick of the fighting from the first day of the war until the last.
They played a vital part in the heady successes of the early Blitzkrieg campaigns and went on to perform an equally essential role in the dark hours of last ditch defence and ultimate defeat. In between, they fought in all defensive battles: on the eastern front at Stalingrad, Kursk and Berlin; in the west, by night, over Normandy, the Ardennes and the Rhine.
Arguably the finest profile artist in the business, John Weal’s love of German aircraft makes his work a treat for students of the subject. He has written several Aircraft of the Aces volumes, and two books on the JU 87 in the companion series, Combat Aircraft.
