Jagdgeschwader 54 'Grunherz'

Weal, John

ISBN 10: 1841762865 / ISBN 13: 9781841762869

Verlag: Osprey Publishing, Oxford, 2001

Beschreibung

Slender octavo, paperback, 128 pp., color plane profiles & illus., b/w photos, map, appendices, bib, index. Osprey Aviation Elite #6. Tipped-in inside the front cover is a signed b/w photo of Norbert Hannig who flew over 200 combat missions for the Luftwaffe, had 42 kills & became a Me262 pilot near the end of the war. On the next p. a signed color photo of Erich Rudorffer is glued in. He flew over 1,000 combat missions, had 222 kills, won the Iron Cross 1st & 2nd class plus the German Cross in Gold plus the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross w/Oak Leaves & Swords. Paperback book in fine cond.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 013299

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Jagdgeschwader 54 'Grunherz'
• Verlag: Osprey Publishing, Oxford
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2001
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 1841762865
• ISBN-13: 9781841762869
• Einband: Soft cover
• Illustrator: Laurier, Jim
• Auflage: 1st Edition
• Druck: 1st Printing
• Zustand: Fine
• Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Issued Without Jacket
• Signiert: Signed by Subjects

Über diesen Titel

Inhaltsangabe

One of the most successful of the high-scoring Luftwaffe Jagdgeschwader during World War 2, JG 54 'Grünherz' (Green Hearts) was formed from three disparate fighter 'Gruppen' immediately prior to the Battle of Britain. Having enjoyed immediate success over the Channel and South-east England during the summer of 1940, the unit was transferred to the Eastern Front in the spring of 1941 in preparation for Operation Barbarossa - the German invasion of the Soviet Union. JG 54 would remain a Jagdwaffe stalwart in the east, flying firstly Bf 109Fs and then the Fw 190. By war's end, the Geschwader's pilots had claimed over 9500 kills, and produced over 100 aces. Men like Hans Philipp, Walter Nowotny and Otto Kittel are profiled in this volume, which reveals the struggle in the face of overwhelming odds that was the lot of the Jagdflieger on the Eastern Front.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

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 Aces volumes, and two books on the JU 87 in the companion series Combat Aircraft. Jim Laurier is a native of New Hampshire. He graduated with honours from the Paiers School of Art, Connecticut, in 1978 and has worked as a freelance illustrator ever since, completing assignments in a wide variety of fields. Jim has a keen interest in military subjects, both aviation and armour, and is a Fellow member of the American Society of Aviation Artists, the New York Society of Illustrators and the American Fighter Aces Association.