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Author : Jeffrey L. Ethell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 72 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (114 download)
Download or read book Eagles Over North Africa and the Mediterranean, 1940-1943 written by Jeffrey L. Ethell and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jeffrey Ethell
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1473883903
Total Pages : 79 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (738 download)
Download or read book Eagles Over North Africa and the Mediterranean, 1940–1943 written by Jeffrey Ethell and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2016-03-30 with total page 79 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although the Luftwaffe achieved a great deal of success in North Africa between 1940 and 1943, it was hampered by the constant demand for men and machines elsewhere, logistical problems, such as a crippling lack of fuel, and the harsh desert conditions. An impressive selection of photographs from archives and private collections reveal the German and Italian aircraft used and developed in this theatre as well as the people involved. With insightful captions and supporting text, this offers a fascinating perspective on the Luftwaffe at war.
Author : Jeffrey Ethell
Publisher : Greenhill Books
ISBN 13 : 9781853672842
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (728 download)
Download or read book Eagles Over North Africa and the Mediterranean, 1940-43 written by Jeffrey Ethell and published by Greenhill Books. This book was released on 1998-01-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This exciting on-going series covers every aspect of the Luftwaffe in World War II and charts the rise and fall of this mighty force. Each volume makes use of over a hundred rare and valuable photographs, many of them taken by Luftwaffe personnel, to bring history to life and record both the men and the aircraft they flew. Eagles Over Africa and the Mediterranean examines the situation of the Luftwaffe in North Africa between 1940 and 1943. Although the Luftwaffe achieved a great deal of success here, it was hampered by the constant demand for men and machines elsewhere, logistical problems, such as a crippling lack of fuel, and the harsh desert conditions.
Author : Jeffrey Ethell
Publisher : Pen and Sword Aviation
ISBN 13 : 9781848327924
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (279 download)
Download or read book Eagles Over North Africa written by Jeffrey Ethell and published by Pen and Sword Aviation. This book was released on 2016-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This superb illustrated series charts the rise and fall of the German Air Force from 1939 to 1945. Each volume makes use of over a hundred rare and valuable photographs, many of them taken by Luftwaffe personnel, to bring history to life and record both the men and the aircraft they flew. * Photographic guide to the Luftwaffe during World War II
Author : Bernard Ireland
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 184415047X
Total Pages : 231 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (441 download)
Download or read book War in the Mediterranean written by Bernard Ireland and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2003-07-22 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Much has been written about the conduct of the land battles and the commanders who faced each other yet, as the main protagonists realised at the time, success or failure rested on the effectiveness of their seaborne supply chain. Control of the Mediterranean was therefore absolutely crucial. In the final analysis it was the Allies' ability to dominate the Mediterranean that bought them victory but there is no denying that it was a 'damned close run thing'. In this authoritative study, Bernard Ireland brings a fresh clarity to the complexities and factors at play during this critical period.
Author : Jack Greene
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1805000721
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (5 download)
Download or read book The Naval War in the Mediterranean, 1940–1943 written by Jack Greene and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2023-12-03 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This superbly researched book gives a complete account of the war in the Mediterranean on, above and beneath the sea up until Italy's armistice in September 1943. Written with full access to Italian sources, it not only provides a detailed and fascinating narrative of the entire naval war, but also sets the individual actions fully in their strategic context for both the Axis and the Allies. Topics include: • The complex and distrustful relationship between the Italians and their German allies which culminated in open conflict after the Italian armistice in 1943. • The battle for Malta, and that island's vital strategic role threatening Axis supply lines to North Africa. • The exploits of the Italian human torpedoes of the X MAS flotilla, which threatened to change the balance of power in the Mediterranean. This book is essential reading for all those interested in one of the major naval theaters of the Second World War.
Author : Karl Stenman
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1784381535
Total Pages : 151 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (843 download)
Download or read book Luftwaffe Over Finland written by Karl Stenman and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2015-09-21 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This superb illustrated series books charts the rise and fall of the German Air Force from 1939 to 1945. Each volume makes use of over a hundred rare photographs, many of them taken by Luftwaffe personnel, to bring history to life and record both the men and the aircraft they flew. This title explores the German air war on the Northern Front. The Fins were active allies of the Germans in their war against the Soviets and allowed the Luftwaffe considerable freedom in its operations over Russia. Although conditions in the north were harsh, the Luftwaffe quickly adapted to the region and carried out a series of key operations over Russia between 1941 and 1944. The Luftwaffe over Finland presents the men and the aircraft used in this campaign, mostly from Luftflotte 1 and Luftflotte 5. The outstanding collection of photographs includes almost every type the Luftwaffe flew from Finland from Ju 87 dive bombers and Focke Wulf Fw 190 fighters to coastal patrol and transport units as well as some of the pilots.
Author : John Dibbs
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472823028
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (728 download)
Download or read book Storm of Eagles written by John Dibbs and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2017-06-29 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A lavish photographic history that reveals the vital role that the pilots and their aircraft played throughout the course of World War II. Soaring high above the fields and cities of Europe and Asia as well as the vast expanse of the Pacific, Allied and Axis pilots engaged in a deadly battle for control of the skies in World War II. Whoever won the skies would win the war. Published in association with the National Museum of World War II Aviation, Storm of Eagles is a fully illustrated coffee-table book that brings together classic as well as never-before-seen wartime images. Compiled by one of the world's premier aviation photographers and historians, this remarkable volume is a must-have for anyone interested in World War II aviation.
Author : Manfred Griehl
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1784380172
Total Pages : 124 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (843 download)
Download or read book German Elite Pathfinders written by Manfred Griehl and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2016-07-31 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This illustrated series presents every aspect of the German Air Force in World War II, on all fronts and in widely varying conditions. Contemporary photographs from archives and private collections, many never before published, show how and where all types of German military aircraft operated, and are accompained by detailed captions written by experts in aviation history. this on-going series of attractive and valuable books provides a comprehensive and vivid account of the Luftwaffe at war from 1939 to 1945.
Author : John Weal
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 184603888X
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (46 download)
Download or read book Junkers Ju 88 Kampfgeschwader in North Africa and the Mediterranean written by John Weal and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-09-20 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume follows the Luftwaffe's twin-engined 'Wunderbomber' southwards to describe its deployment in North Africa and the Mediterranean theatre of war. Early 1941 saw the first sporadic air raids on Malta, followed by the campaign in the Balkans which resulted in the conquests of Yugoslavia, Greece and Crete. After supporting land operations in North Africa during the latter half of 1941, the Ju 88s resumed their assault on Malta. Bringing the story to life are personal accounts of the more famous actions – the bombing of shipping off the coast of Greece and the sinking of three Royal Navy destroyers south of Crete, all illustrated with rare photographs and full-colour profiles.
Author : Adrian Stewart
Publisher : Pen and Sword Aviation
ISBN 13 : 1526788713
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (267 download)
Download or read book Hurricanes in Action Worldwide! written by Adrian Stewart and published by Pen and Sword Aviation. This book was released on 2022-12-02 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Hawker Hurricane was the RAF’s most valuable fighter asset in the Second World War, yet even today is relatively under-appreciated by the general public. Yet from the early months of the war it was the single engine fighter most often encountered by the Luftwaffe and during the Battle of Britain it made 80% of the successful interdictions of enemy formations. As this superbly researched book written by a leading authority on the air war reveals, this was only the start of the Hurricane’s war service. Its reliability and versatility ensured that variants saw action in more war theaters worldwide than any other fighter. Indeed, as the RAF’s Official History recalls ‘Everywhere the Ubiquitous Hurricane was to be seen’. This book follows the ‘Hurri’ to Russia, Malta, North Africa and as far afield as Burma, Sumatra and Java. Seaborne versions fought in the Battle of the Atlantic and defended the Mediterranean convoys. In the ground attack role Hurricane fighter bombers made countless sweeps over occupied Europe. Pilots’ first-hand accounts supplement the text. Readers are left in no doubt as to the massive contribution that the Hurricane made to ultimate victory.
Author : Major Howard R. Christie
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1786250349
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (862 download)
Download or read book Fallen Eagles: The Italian 10th Army In The Opening Campaign In The Western Desert, June 1940 written by Major Howard R. Christie and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2015-11-06 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Italian Army developed a sound and unique combined arms doctrine for mechanized warfare in 1938. This new doctrine was called the “War of Rapid Decision.” It involved the use of mechanized warfare in the Italian version of the blitzkrieg. This doctrine evolved from the lessons learned in the Italian-Ethiopian War of 1935 to 1936 and the Spanish Civil War of 1936-1939. With Italy’s entry into World War II, military operations ensued along the Libyan-Egyptian border between the Italian 10th Army and a much smaller British Western Desert Force. The Italian Army in Libya outnumbered the British Army in Egypt by a ratio of four to one. The setting seemed to be ideal for the employment of the War of Rapid Decisions. Moreover, Marshal Rodolfo Graziani, who was the commander of the Italian 10th Army in North Africa during its first campaign in the western desert, had pioneered this new form of mechanized warfare during the Ethiopian War. Surprisingly, the Italian forces in Libya did not employ their new doctrine, reverting instead to more conventional techniques of “mass.” It was Graziani’s failure to utilize the doctrine which he had helped to develop that led to Italy’s embarrassing defeat in 1941.
Author : John Grehan
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1783462221
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (834 download)
Download or read book The War at Sea in the Mediterranean 1940-1944 written by John Grehan and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2014-04-30 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despatches in this volume include those covering the Battle of Matapan in 1941, Fleet Air Arm operations in 1940, the Battle of Sirte in 1942, the action with the Italian Fleet off Calabria (Central Mediterranean) in 1940, the engagement between British and Italian forces off Cape Spartivento (Central Mediterranean) in 1940, the Mediterranean convoys between January 1941 and August 1942 which includes the famous Operation Pedestal, operations in the Aegean in 1943, the engagement with an Italian convoy in 1941, and the despatch covering Coastal Force actions, including those in the Mediterranean.??This unique collection of original documents will prove to be an invaluable resource for historians, students and all those interested in what was one of the most significant periods in British military history.??The Coastal Forces despatch also includes those vessels assigned to the Levant, Dover and Nore stations i.e. outside of the Mediterranean theatre.
Author : Edward M. Young
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472859529
Total Pages : 81 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (728 download)
Download or read book P-38 Lightning vs Bf 109 written by Edward M. Young and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2023-11-23 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An exciting account of the aerial battles fought by the USAAF's P38 Lightnings and the Jagdflieger's Bf 109Gs for dominance over North Africa and the Mediterranean. USAAF fighter pilots experienced a baptism of fire when flying the technically advanced but fragile P-38 Lightning over North Africa in the wake of 1942's Operation Torch. Their opponents were battle-hardened jagdflieger of the Jadgwaffe, flying the tried and tested Bf 109 in its very lastest Gustav iteration. Responsible primarily for escorting USAAF bombers attacking Afrika Korps installations in Tunisia, the P-38 units in North Africa had to develop effective tactics to defend the bombers against Luftwaffe fighter attacks. For several months the Lightning squadrons had to also cope with shortages of aircraft and spare parts, steady losses and a lack of replacement pilots. To survive, American aviators had to learn quickly. While it is difficult to definitively attribute victories in air combat, in the air battles over Tunisia and later over Sicily and Italy, the claims made by Lightning pilots were comparable to Luftwaffe claims for P-38s destroyed. Edward M. Young turns his attention to the bitterly fought air war in North Africa and the Mediterranean in 1942–43. Using original archival sources, official records and first-hand accounts from both USAAF and Luftwaffe veterans, as well as newly commissioned artwork and 50 carefully selected photographs from official and personal archives, this book sees two of the most iconic piston-engined fighters of their era pitted head-to-head for control of the skies in a key theatre of World War II.
Author : Peter C. Smith
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1784380342
Total Pages : 119 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (843 download)
Download or read book Stuka Spearhead written by Peter C. Smith and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 1998-09-30 with total page 119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This addition to the Luftwaffe at War Series is a fully illustrated guide to the formative years of the Ju 87 dive-bomber which dominated the opening campaigns of W orld War II.
Author : Dr. Douglas M. Baker
Publisher : Baker eBooks Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1625690355
Total Pages : 597 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (256 download)
Download or read book War, Wine and Valour: written by Dr. Douglas M. Baker and published by Baker eBooks Publishing. This book was released on 2014-04-16 with total page 597 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: War, Wine and Valour: Five years fighting the Nazis. War, Wine and Valour is the true account of a bunch of kids, almost all of them straight out of high school, caught up in the wave of patriotism that ran counter to the rantings and strategies of Adolf Hitler. Not as cruel and hopeless as Erich Remarque's "All Quiet On The Western Front", which took place in the area of a few trenches, this book reflects with the same intensity the spread of the 20th Century horror named World War Two. The narrative is as factual as the ongoing war diaries of the author's personal experiences which thread the story through its six long years. The boys grew into men almost always in the face of diabolical threats and acts of infamy which were called Nazism. The author was wounded on three separate occasions, twice dangerously, firstly in infantry in the battles of Gazala and El Alamein and thereafter in tanks in Italy leading to the capture of Florence. On one occasion he absconded from hospital in bandages and returned to his regiment to fight with his comrades again. The book is a study in the psychology of men at bay confronted repeatedly with bombardment, direct attack by Stukas and other Nazi terror, and replying with bayonet charges, fighting patrols at night, counter-attacks under creeping barrages and close combat in tank battles. Numerous living characters from the ranks carry the story with freshness and pace, humour and vivid imagery. The author's war diaries have provided settings with accurate richness of detail from the wilds of central Abyssinia to the mid-winter of 1944/5 in the Italian Apennines. Gripping events, graphic pictures, surprising maps and extraordinary detail! 522 pages with 33 maps and 52 pictures.
Author : John F. O'Connell
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 059545724X
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (954 download)
Download or read book The Effectiveness of Airpower in the 20th Century written by John F. O'Connell and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2007-09 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This volume ... looks at the air arms of seven nations engaged in [World War II]: France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, the USSR and the United States. Selected campaigns are discussed in detail to illustrate how national pre-war airpower doctrine was applied, and what results were achieved."--Preface
