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Geheimprojekte der Luftwaffe 1939-1945

Das Dritte Reich brachte eine Vielzahl von technischen Meisterleistungen hervor, die oftmals im Geheimen in gigantischen unterirdischen Bunkersystemen entwickelt und getestet wurden.
Nach Ende des Zweiten Weltkrieges waren die Siegermächte überwältigt von den Leistungen der deutschen Forscher und Konstrukteure und viele Entwicklungen wurden sofort übernommen, z.B. in der Flugzeugtechnik und beginnenden Raumfahrt.

In dieser aktualisierten und überarbeiteten Neuauflage beleuchten die Autoren diesen spannenden Themenkomplex mit erstklassigem Bildmaterial, das sie in vielen Jahren zusammengetragen und teils selbst fotografiert haben.

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Autor:	Stefan Büttner, Martin Kaule
Ausführung:	224 Seiten, gebunden
Abbildungen:	255 farbige und s/w-Abbildungen
Sprache:	Deutsch
Verlag:	Motorbuch Verlag (D, 2020)
ISBN:	9783613042568

German Jet Aircraft 1939-1945

Germany was one of the leading developers of jet propulsion during the Second World War - in August 1939 the world's first jet aircraft, the Heinkel He 178, took to the air on its maiden flight.

This book examines all of the developments, production and aircraft types: He 280, Me 262, Ar 234, He 162, Ju 287, Ho IX, Me 328, P1101, Hs 132, DM 1, Ta 183 and others by such aircraft manufacturers as Heinkel, Junkers, Messerschmitt, and powerplant manufacturers BMW and Daimler-Benz.
Numerous photographs and three-view drawings illustrate this extraordinary book.

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Autor:	Hans-Peter Diedrich
Ausführung:	112 Seiten, 28.5 x 22.5 x 1.6 cm, gebunden
Abbildungen:	80+ s/w-Abbildungen
Sprache:	Englisch
Verlag:	Schiffer Publishing Ltd (USA, 2004)
ISBN:	9780764312304

German Rocket Fighters of World War II

In 1940 the Deutsche Forschungsanstalt für Segelflug launched the DFS 194, developed by Alexander Lippisch, and the tests with this experimental plane laid the foundation for the Messerschmitt Me 163, the world's first operational rocket fighter.
Using a Walter rocket engine, the Me 163 achieved hitherto unimaginable climb rates and speeds. It was in this rocket powered plane that, on 2 October 1941, Heini Dittmar reached 1003 km/h and thus became the first pilot in the world to break the magic mark of 1000 km/h. In so doing, he also brushed against the sound barrier.

The technology incorporated into Germany's rocket planes - the Messerschmitt Me 163 Bs and Cs, the Me 263, and Bachem Ba 349 Natter - was recognized throughout the world as cutting edge and after the war had a major impact on the technological development of other countries.
This book is the first to present every rocket aircraft flown in Germany and the rocket systems developed by Walter and BMW, as well as several of the most interesting projects drawn up by Germany's aviation industry.

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Autor:	Hans-Peter Diedrich
Ausführung:	152 Seiten, 28.5 x 22.5 x 1.9 cm, gebunden
Abbildungen:	90+ s/w-Abbildungen, Zeichnungen
Sprache:	Englisch
Verlag:	Schiffer Publishing Ltd (USA, 2005)
ISBN:	9780764322204

Luftwaffe X-Planes - German Experimental Aircraft of World War II

From jet planes and high altitude aircraft to radar-equipped fighters configured to deliver chemical weapons, numerous Luftwaffe planes were designed and reached prototype stage but never made it into mass production or battle. Luftwaffe X Planes is a definitive, revelatory guide to the remarkable range of secret planes that the Third Reich failed to complete.

Despite the Allied authorities' ban on research, countless aircraft were designed and tested by the Luftwaffe and German manufacturers before World War II. The research went ahead at secret evaluation sites in Germany, Switzerland, Sweden and the USSR.
After the outbreak of the war this work continued. Many projects remained on the drawing board or at prototype stage because either they were deemed unsuitable or, as is the case with most of those in this selection, the developers simply ran out of time and the projects never went into production.

Renowned aviation expert Manfred Griehl has painstakingly assembled a valuable selection of images which shows the remarkable range of projects dreamed up by the German designers. Had these innovative projects ever been realised the course of the World War II could have been dramatically different.

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Autor:	Manfred Griehl
Ausführung:	80 Seiten, 24.5 x 17.5 x 1.5 cm, gebunden
Abbildungen:	zahlreiche s/w-Abbildungen
Sprache:	Englisch
Verlag:	Pen & Sword Books Ltd (GB, 2015)
ISBN:	9781848327894

Rocket and Jet Aircraft of the Third Reich

Throughout much of the Second World War the Nazis' military technology was far more advanced than anything the Allies could produce. Part of the German arsenal were rocket and jet aircraft, the first of which, the Heinkel He 178, first took to the air on 27 August 1939. It was followed by other icons of aviation such as the Messerschmitt Me 262 that had an engine with a thrust of 1,350lbs, and the famous V-1 (Doodlebug), over 9,500 of which were fired at Britain resulting in 22,892 casualties.

In this book, aviation historian Terry C. Treadwell tells the story of the planes and weaponry that represented the cutting edge of aviation technology. He details their design, development and application and the struggles of those who built them.
The German scientists and engineers were always under pressure from the German High Command during the conflict, and as it drew to a close they were caught between the Allies who wished to control them, and the SS who would stop at nothing to prevent them falling into Allied hands.
Complimented by over 200 illustrations, "Rocket and Jet Aircraft of the Third Reich" provides unrivalled insight into the aircraft that made Germany an almost indomitable enemy.

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Autor:	Terry C. Treadwell
Ausführung:	192 Seiten, 25 x 18 x 1.9 cm, gebunden
Abbildungen:	200+ Fotos und Zeichnungen
Sprache:	Englisch
Verlag:	The History Press Ltd (GB, 2011)
ISBN:	9780752461090

The Ultimate Flying Wings of the Luftwaffe

It might have happened. With the Allied forces pushing into Germany, a desperate Hitler launched the next breed of German aircraft. Imagine a strange triangular bomber that could not be detected by radar or intercepted by fighters launches an inextinguishable ball of fire over London which destroys the city and its surroundings up to the sea.
Or perhaps a black boomerang of sixty meters drops two tons of anthrax over Washington and New York, making them uninhabitable for fifty years. A bombing raid experiences massive casualties, savaged by an armada of new German fighters, a like that the Allied gunners had never seen before.
They are dart shaped, too fast for the gunners to take aim, so the new Nazi flying wings and triangles decimate the bombers with their cannon fire and missiles that were automatically activated by photo-electric cells.

These things never happened. However, the construction of secret flying wings had commenced at the start of 1945 and one extraordinary new fighter took to the skies on its only test flight. If these radical fighters of the Luftwaffe had been pressed into service earlier, they may well have changed the outcome of the Second World War.

Profusely illustrated with technical drawings and fascinating data and information on the Luftwaffe's most radical fighter and bomber projects, "The Ultimate Flying Wings of the Luftwaffe" chronicles these revolutionary designs.
A fascinating book for the military historian, enthusiastic modelers and those interested in the more extreme side of World War 2 aviation, this book shows how advanced German scientists were towards the end of the Second World War and how close Hitler may have come in winning after all.

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Autor:	Justo Miranda
Ausführung:	248 Seiten, 25.5 x 18 x 2.5 cm, gebunden
Abbildungen:	132 s/w Zeichnungen
Sprache:	Englisch
Verlag:	Fonthill Media (GB, 2014)
ISBN:	9781781553725

Vertical Takeoff Fighter Aircraft of the Third Reich

Technical history of Germany's World War II experiments with vertical takeoff aircraft, including the Natter and other rare and unusual types.

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Autor:	J. Miranda, P. Mercado
Ausführung:	40 Seiten, 28 x 21.5 x 0.3 cm, kartoniert
Abbildungen:	70+ farbige und s/w-Abbildungen, Profilzeichungen, Zeichnungen
Sprache:	Englisch
Verlag:	Schiffer Publishing Ltd (USA, 2004)
Serie:	Luftwaffe Profile Series (17)
ISBN:	9780764314353

X-Planes - German Luftwaffe Prototypes 1930-1945 (hard cover)

Renowned German aviation specialist Manfred Griehl has collected a unique and valuable selection of photographs of Luftwaffe projects that never made it into battle. They remained on the drawing board or at prototype stage either because they were deemed unsuitable or the developers simply ran out of time and the projects never went into production.
Most photographs come from the development sites and testing grounds of the major manufacturers of Nazi Germany: companies such as Dornier, Junkers, Focke-Wulf and Heinkel all received funding from the government to develop bigger and faster aircraft. A huge amount of private testing went on with major organisations such as Daimler-Benz, BMW and Siemens investing huge amounts in new engine systems and other advances such as radar.

This book also details the innumerable alterations that were made to existing service aircraft to equip them for new roles. There are examples of Fw190s developed for the delivery of chemical and toxic weapons, the high altitude Junkers EF 61, the early prototype WNF 342 helicopter as well as numerous examples of developmental jet fighters that could very well have been realised had it not been for the effectiveness of the Allied bombing campaign in restricting the supply of necessary materials.

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Autor:	Manfred Griehl
Ausführung:	288 Seiten, 23.5 x 18 x 2.7 cm, gebunden
Abbildungen:	reich illustriert
Sprache:	Englisch
Verlag:	Pen & Sword Books Ltd (GB, 2012)
ISBN:	9781848325555

X-Planes : German Luftwaffe Prototypes 1930-1945 (paperback)

In this superb illustrated guide, renowned German aviation specialist Manfred Griehl has collected a unique and valuable selection of photographs of Luftwaffe projects that never made it into battle. They remained on the drawing board or at prototype stage either because they were deemed unsuitable or the developers simply ran out of time and the projects never went into production.

There are examples of Fw190s developed for the delivery of chemical and toxic weapons, the high altitude Junkers EF 61, the early prototype WNF 342 helicopter as well as numerous examples of developmental jet fighters that could very well have been realised had it not been for the effectiveness of the Allied bombing campaign in restricting the supply of necessary materials.

Much of this development work went on to have an important influence on aircraft design in both the East and the West after the Second World War, making this book an essential source not just for those interested in Hitler's Luftwaffe but also in the history of military aviation in general.

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Autor:	Manfred Griehl
Ausführung:	288 Seiten, 25.5 x 20.5 cm, kartoniert
Abbildungen:	reich illustriert
Sprache:	Englisch
Verlag:	Pen & Sword Books Ltd (GB, 2015)
ISBN:	9781848328495