German Aircraft Of The Second World War
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
A cornerstone of aviation history literature, German Aircraft of the Second World War stands as the definitive reference work on the Luftwaffe's formidable aerial arsenal, chronicling every significant aircraft type that took to the skies under the Nazi war machine. J. R. Smith and Antony L. Kay present an exhaustive and meticulously researched compendium, detailing the technical specifications, developmental histories, and operational roles of hundreds of German aircraft — from the iconic Messerschmitt Bf 109 and the fearsome Focke-Wulf Fw 190 to experimental prototypes that never saw combat — all brought to vivid life by the precise technical drawings of E. J. Creek. Beyond its encyclopaedic scope, this landmark volume argues its authority through an unparalleled depth of primary source material, drawing on wartime documents and manufacturer records to construct a portrait of German aeronautical engineering at both its most brilliant and most desperate. The authors' rigorous, scholarly approach transformed aviation reference publishing, and the work remains indispensable to historians, modellers, and enthusiasts of Second World War aviation to this day. For anyone seeking to understand the full technological ambition — and ultimate overreach — of the Third Reich in the skies, this is the essential starting point.
Author: J. R. Smith And Antony L. Kay
Format: Hardback
Published: 1978, Putnam, London
Genre: WW2
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
A cornerstone of aviation history literature, German Aircraft of the Second World War stands as the definitive reference work on the Luftwaffe's formidable aerial arsenal, chronicling every significant aircraft type that took to the skies under the Nazi war machine. J. R. Smith and Antony L. Kay present an exhaustive and meticulously researched compendium, detailing the technical specifications, developmental histories, and operational roles of hundreds of German aircraft — from the iconic Messerschmitt Bf 109 and the fearsome Focke-Wulf Fw 190 to experimental prototypes that never saw combat — all brought to vivid life by the precise technical drawings of E. J. Creek. Beyond its encyclopaedic scope, this landmark volume argues its authority through an unparalleled depth of primary source material, drawing on wartime documents and manufacturer records to construct a portrait of German aeronautical engineering at both its most brilliant and most desperate. The authors' rigorous, scholarly approach transformed aviation reference publishing, and the work remains indispensable to historians, modellers, and enthusiasts of Second World War aviation to this day. For anyone seeking to understand the full technological ambition — and ultimate overreach — of the Third Reich in the skies, this is the essential starting point.