German Night Fighter Aces of World War 2 (Osprey Aircraft of the Aces No 20)
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Book Description
When the Luftwaffe entered the war, its nightfighter force was virtually non-existent thanks to its leader, Reichmarschall Hermann Göring, boasting that bombs would never fall on Germany. By mide-1940 his folly was evident; the first nightfighter wing was hastily formed with Bf 110s. As arguably the most consistently effective arm of the wartime Luftwaffe, the Nachtjagd took a steady toll of Allied aircraft - the vast majority of them RAF bombers - throughout most of World War 2. Fighting a tough enemy, as well as a lower priority in aircraft and personnel procurement than it merited, the force never shrank from its task.
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Osprey's Aircraft of the Aces series combines full colour artwork, the best archival contemporary photography, and first hand accounts from aces to bring history's greatest airborne conflicts to life.
German Night Fighter Aces of World War 2 (Osprey Aircraft of the Aces No 20),Jerry Scutts,John Weal,Osprey Publishing,1855326965,Aerial operations, German,Biography,Europe - Germany,Fighter pilots,Germany,History,History - Military / War,Luftwaffe,Military,Military - General,Military - Pictorial,Military - Weapons,Military - World War II,Night fighter planes,World War, 1939-1945,Air forces & warfare,European history: Second World War,History / Military / Aviation,Second World War, 1939-1945,War & defence operations
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