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Aircraft of the Luftwaffe 1935-1945 - An Illustrated Guide

One of the most significant innovations in modern warfare has been the appearance and development of air power, a technology which demanded technical and financial investment on a whole new scale and which ultimately changed the fundamental nature of war itself.

This book covers the history and development of the German air force from 1935 to 1945, with descriptions and illustrations of almost all of the Luftwaffe's airplanes, including fighters, jet fighters, dive-bombers, ground attackers, medium and heavy bombers, jet bombers, seaplanes, flying boats and carrier planes, transport and gliders, reconnaissance and training aircrafts, helicopters, and many futuristic projects and other rarities.

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Author:	Jean-Denis Lepage
Details:	402 pages, 10 x 7.1 x 0.91 in (25.5 x 18 x 2.3 cm), paperback
Illustrations:	583 photos and drawings
Language:	English
Publisher:	McFarland & Co Inc (USA, 2009)
ISBN:	9780786439379

German Anti-tank Aircraft

Covers German anti-tank/assault aircraft: Bf 109, Fw 190, Ju 87, Ju 88, Hs 129, He 177 and others.

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Author:	Manfred Griehl, Joachim Dressel
Details:	52 pages, 10.6 x 8.25 x 0.12 in (27 x 21 x 0.3 cm), paperback
Illustrations:	b&w photos, drawings
Language:	English
Publisher:	Schiffer Publishing Ltd (USA, 2004)
ISBN:	9780887405204

German Gliders in World War II - Luftwaffe Gliders and Their Powered Variants

Gliders formed a special category of aircraft within the Luftwaffe. While other aircraft types were used for many years, as a rule gliders were conceived for short service lives, in some cases just a single mission.
The purpose of the glider, most of which were built using the simplest materials, was to deposit soldiers and materiel behind enemy lines undetected.

In this book the various types used by the Luftwaffe in World War II, and their development are described in detail - from military gliders for a few soldiers to large-capacity gliders capable of transporting tanks. Covered are the following types:
- DFS 230
- Gotha Go 242, Go 244 and Go 345 / Ka 430
- Messerschmitt Me 321 and Me 323
- Junkers Ju 322.

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Author:	Wolfgang Mankau, Peter Petrick
Details:	304 pages, 11.2 x 8.9 x 1.22 in (28.5 x 22.5 x 3.1 cm), hardback
Illustrations:	over 450 bw photos
Language:	English
Publisher:	Schiffer Publishing Ltd (USA, 2010)
ISBN:	9780764335198

German Gliders in WWII

This rarely presented topic is shown in its uses as personnel, assault and equipment transport. "German Gliders in WWII" presents following gliders:
- DFS 230 and DFS 331
- Gotha Go 242 and Go 345
- Mimetall Ka 430
- Messerschmitt Me 321
- Junkers Ju 322.

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Author:	Heinz J. Nowarra
Details:	48 pages, 7.1 x 10.8 x 0.12 in (18 x 27.5 x 0.3 cm), paperback
Illustrations:	b&w photos, drawings
Language:	English
Publisher:	Schiffer Publishing Ltd (USA, 2004)
ISBN:	9780887403583

German Helicopters 1928-1945

An overview of the helicopters developed in Germany between 1928 and 1945. Among the makers of these unusual aircraft were Focke-Wulf, Flettner and Wiener-Naustädter.

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Author:	Heinz J. Nowarra
Details:	48 pages, 6.1 x 11 x 0.12 in (15.5 x 28 x 0.3 cm), paperback
Illustrations:	b&w photos, drawings
Language:	English
Publisher:	Schiffer Publishing Ltd (USA, 2004)
ISBN:	9780887402890

Luftwaffe Bombers in the Blitz 1940-1941 - Rare photographs from Wartime Archives (Images of War)

Some 150 images of German bomber aircraft during the Blitz of 1940-1941. The images cover the entirety of the Blitz and also depict losses across Britain during this period. Each picture tells its own story, and is fully captioned with historical detail.

Each section has a short introduction and the images include those of shot down aircraft, including relatively intact machines, badly damaged/destroyed wreckages, photographs of pilots and other related illustrations.
All images are from the author's unique collection of wartime photographs of Luftwaffe losses, collected from a variety of sources across some thirty-five years of research.

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Author:	Andy Saunders
Details:	176 pages, 9.7 x 7.5 in (24.5 x 19 cm), paperback
Illustrations:	150 b&w photos
Language:	English
Publisher:	Pen & Sword Books Ltd (GB, 2014)
Series:	Images of War
ISBN:	9781783030224

Luftwaffe Emergency Fighters : Blohm & Voss, Heinkel, Junkers, Messerschmitt and Focke-Wulf (Osprey)

In late 1944, the German Air Ministry organised what it called an 'Emergency Fighter Competition' intended to produce designs for quick-to-build yet technically and tactically effective jet fighter aircraft capable of tackling the anticipated arrival of the B-29 Superfortress over Europe, as well as the British Mosquito and US P-38 Lightning which were appearing in ever greater numbers.

Thus was born a cutting-edge, highly sophisticated series of aircraft including:
- Blohm & Voss P.212
- Heinkel P.1087C
- Junkers EF 128
- Messerschmitt P.1101, P.1110 and P.1111
- and Focke-Wulf TA 183.

Armed with heavy cannon and the latest air-to-air rockets and missiles, these were designed to inflict carnage on American bomber formations at high speed.
Using stunning three-view illustrations of each prototype along with full colour artwork, aviation expert Robert Forsyth traces the history of the extraordinary aircraft of the 'Emergency Fighter Competition', Hitler's last throw of the dice in the air war against the Allies.

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Author:	Robert Forsyth
Details:	80 pages, 9.8 x 7.3 in (25 x 18.5 cm), paperback
Illustrations:	b&w and color photos
Language:	English
Publisher:	Osprey Publishing (GB, 2017)
Series:	X-Planes (4)
ISBN:	9781472819949

Luftwaffe Mistel Composite Bomber Units (Osprey)

The striking appearance of Luftwaffe's Mistel Composite attack aircraft might seem ridiculous to modern eyes, but employed correctly, these original 'fire and forget' weapons were devastatingly effective, as Allied sources testify.

This book draws on a wealth of first-hand reports and revealing contemporary photographs to tell the full, strange story of the Mistel units. They were the product of a remarkable mix of desperation and innovation, and were actually grounded in a pre-war, non-military practise - the mounting of one aircraft atop another was initially conceived to extend the ranges of passenger and mail-carrying aircraft.
But as early as 1942, German planners saw the potential for use as a guided missile, and by the end of the war, the sight of a Ju-88 lashed to a BF 109 or FW 190 fighter bearing down on an Allied target was not as rare as one might expect.

This is a comprehensive account of the Mistel units, from their design and development, through the first deployments at D-Day, to the last, desperate missions against key bridges on the Oder and the Neisse in the final weeks of the war.

Contents: Design and Development - Operations over Normandy - Operations over Northwest Europe - Iron Hammer and Dragon's Lair - Operations against the Oder bridges - Appendices.

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Author:	Robert Forsyth
Details:	96 pages, 9.8 x 7.3 x 0.28 in (25 x 18.5 x 0.7 cm), paperback
Illustrations:	photos and drawings (in b&w and color)
Language:	English
Publisher:	Osprey Publishing (GB, 2015)
Series:	Combat Aircraft (112)
ISBN:	9781472808462

Luftwaffe Training Aircraft

Pilot and crew training was a largely unseen but essential part of aerial warfare, with a value that cannot be overstated. The Luftwaffe employed a wide range of training aircraft, guiding trainees from simple and older types such as the Klemm 35, Focke-Wulf Fw 44, and Bücker 131 to more advanced models including the Arado Ar 66, Gotha Go 145, and Arado Ar 76, as well as larger aircraft like the Junkers W33 and W44. Step by step, pilots were introduced to faster and more modern aircraft that prepared them for combat service.

Recruits first spent about six months at a training depot, where physical training and discipline were combined with basic instruction in radio use and map reading. This was followed by further theoretical study and then elementary flight training.

Aircraft types varied according to the future role of each trainee, from single-seat fighters to multi-crew bombers and transports. Bomber pilots, for example, trained on early He 111s, Ju 52s, Ju 86s, and Do 17s. Training also used captured aircraft and took place across occupied territories.
Away from the front, training schools allowed extensive photography, forming the basis for this richly illustrated study.

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Author:	Chris Goss
Details:	192 pages, 9.7 x 7.5 x 0.75 in (24.5 x 19 x 1.9 cm), paperback
Illustrations:	extensively illustrated
Language:	English
Publisher:	Pen & Sword Books Ltd (GB, 2019)
ISBN:	9781473899520

Nachtjagd, Defenders of the Reich 1940-1943

This new volume from Martin Bowman examines the first three years of the Second World War, consolidating first-hand accounts from German fighter pilots caught up in some of the most dramatic night time conflicts of the early war years.

Viewing Bomber Command's operations through the eyes of the enemy, the reader is offered a fresh and intriguing perspective.
Set in context by Bowman's historical narrative, these snippets of pilot testimony work to offer an authentic sense of events as they played out.

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Author:	Martin W. Bowman
Details:	256 pages, 9.7 x 6.5 x 1.02 in (24.5 x 16.5 x 2.6 cm), hardback
Illustrations:	50 b&w photos
Language:	English
Publisher:	Pen & Sword Books Ltd (GB, 2016)
ISBN:	9781473849839

Stuka: Dive Bombers, Pursuit Bombers, Combat Pilots - Pictorial Chronicle of German Close-combat Aircraft to 1945

Covers the variety of German aircraft used in assault, bombing and anti-tank roles - Bf 110, Ju 87, Fw 190 et al.

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Author:	Gebhard Aders, Werner Held
Details:	248 pages, 10.8 x 8.1 x 0.94 in (27.5 x 20.5 x 2.4 cm), hardback
Illustrations:	516 illustrations
Language:	English
Publisher:	Schiffer Publishing Ltd (USA, 2004)
ISBN:	9780887402166

The Ultimate Piston Fighters of the Luftwaffe

The development of aviation engines in Germany was revolutionary during closing stages of the War. In 1945, the Daimler Benz, Jumo and BMW engines in service, equipped with power boosting systems, generated 2,000 hp. There were prototypes that could generate 3,000 hp and BMW/Argus projects could reach 4,000 hp.

To benefit from their extreme performances, Blohm und Voss, Daimler Benz, Dornier, Focke Wulf, Heinkel, Henschel, Messerschmitt and Skoda designed an impressive series of fighters that never left the drawing board. The reason was the decision taken by the Oberkommando der Luftwaffe to mass-manufacture the iconic and revolutionary Messerschmitt Me 262 jet fighter.
This lost generation of projects were quickly forgotten and after years of research have been recovered and presented in this book.

Profusely illustrated with technical drawings and fascinating data and information on the Luftwaffe's most radical fighter projects, Justo Miranda chronicles these revolutionary designs that might have changed the course of the war.
A fascinating book for the military historian, modellers and those interested in aviation, this shows how advanced German scientists were towards the end of the Second World War and how the beloved Spitfire and Mustang would have been instantly superseded by radical Nazi fighters.

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Author:	Justo Miranda
Details:	144 pages, 9.8 x 6.7 x 0.55 in (25 x 17 x 1.4 cm), hardback
Illustrations:	154 drawings
Language:	English
Publisher:	Fonthill Media (GB, 2013)
ISBN:	9781781552490

Deutsche Kampfflugzeuge im Zweiten Weltkrieg

The Second World War was an absolute heyday of military development. At the beginning of the war, many armed forces were still flying biplanes, but by the end of the war, operational jet aircraft were available. And this enormous technological leap took place in just over five years.

Pages of the book "Deutsche Kampfflugzeuge im Zweiten Weltkrieg"

The historian Alexander Lüdeke, a successful author in the field of military and aviation history, presents an attractively illustrated and excellently researched volume on all German combat aircraft from 1935-1945, including tables and three-page drawings, from Dornier to Focke-Wulf to Messerschmitt.

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Author:	Alexander Lüdeke
Details:	224 pages, 10.4 x 9.1 in (26.5 x 23 cm), hardback
Illustrations:	250 b&w and color photos
Language:	German
Publisher:	Motorbuch Verlag (D, 2019)
Series:	Flugzeugtypen
ISBN:	9783613040953

Mistel - Deutsche Mistelflugzeuge im Einsatz 1942–1945

A sensationally written and illustrated volume about the mysterious Mistel concept. It was originally known as Mistelschlepp, in which a smaller motor aircraft was initially placed on a larger cargo glider.
In the course of development, the cargo glider was replaced by converted bombers with their own propulsion.

The focus is on the German developments of the Second World War, where the process was developed to a great extent militarily and also put into use. Never before described in such depth and detail, the volume offers incredibly good images and graphics!

Pages of the book "Mistel - Deutsche Mistelflugzeuge im Einsatz 1942–1945"

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Author:	Robert Forsyth
Details:	256 pages, 10.6 x 9 x 0.83 in (27 x 24 x 2.1 cm), hardback
Illustrations:	320 b&w and color photos
Language:	German
Publisher:	Motorbuch Verlag (D, 2021)
ISBN:	9783613043954