Albatros Fighter Aircraft: Illustrated History Books & Guides

Albatros Aircraft of WW I (Volume 2) - Late Two-Seaters

This book describes and illustrates the development of later Albatros two-seaters of WWI with text, 359 photos, 48 color profiles, production quantities and serial numbers of aircraft, and aircraft dimensions and performance specifications.
In addition, five aircraft are illustrated in scale drawings to 1/48 scale done for this book.

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Author:	Jack Herris
Details:	212 pages, 11 x 8.5 x 0.51 in (28 x 21.5 x 1.3 cm), paperback
Illustrations:	359 b&w photos, 48 profile illustrations in color
Language:	English
Publisher:	Aeronaut Books (USA, 2017)
ISBN:	9781935881483

Albatros Aircraft of WW I (Volume 3) - Bombers, Seaplanes, J-Types

This book describes and illustrates the development of Albatros bombers, seaplanes, and J-Types, of WWI with text, 188 photos, 34 color profiles, production quantities and serial numbers of aircraft, and aircraft dimensions and performance specifications.
In addition, 6 aircraft are illustrated in scale drawings.

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Author:	Jack Herris
Details:	142 pages, 11 x 8.5 x 0.35 in (28 x 21.5 x 0.9 cm), paperback
Illustrations:	188 b&w photos, 34 profile illustrations in color
Language:	English
Publisher:	Aeronaut Books (USA, 2017)
ISBN:	9781935881490

Albatros Aircraft of WW I (Volume 4) - Fighters

This book describes and illustrates the development of Albatros fighters of WWI with text, 316 photos, 125 color profiles, 22 color plan views, production quantities and serial numbers of aircraft, and aircraft dimensions and performance specifications.
In addition, 10 aircraft are illustrated in 1/48 scale drawings.

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Author:	Jack Herris
Details:	224 pages, 11 x 8.5 x 0.55 in (28 x 21.5 x 1.4 cm), paperback
Illustrations:	316 b&w photos, 125 profile illustrations in color
Language:	English
Publisher:	Aeronaut Books (USA, 2017)
ISBN:	9781935881520

Albatros Aircraft of WW I (Volume 1) - Early Two-Seaters

This book describes and illustrates the development of early Albatros two-seaters of WWI through the C.IV with text, 444 photos, 56 color profiles, production quantities and serial numbers of aircraft, and aircraft dimensions and performance specifications.
In addition, three aircraft are illustrated in scale drawings to 1/72 scale.

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Author:	Jack Herris
Details:	230 pages, 11 x 8.5 x 0.55 in (28 x 21.5 x 1.4 cm), paperback
Illustrations:	444 b&w photos, 56 profile illustrations in color
Language:	English
Publisher:	Aeronaut Books (USA, 2016)
ISBN:	9781935881476

Albatros D.III - Johannisthal, OAW, and Oeffag Variants (Osprey)

In 1916 German aerial domination, once held sway by rotary-engined Fokker and Pfalz E-type wing-warping monoplanes, had been lost to the more nimble French Nieuports and British DH 2s which not only out-flew the German fighters but were present in greater numbers.
Born-from-experience calls from German fighter pilots requested that, rather than compete with the maneuverability of these adversaries, new single-engine machines should be equipped with higher horsepower engines and armed with two rather than the then-standard single machine gun.
The Robert Thelen-led Albatros design bureau set to work on what became the Albatros D.I and D.II and by April 1916, they had developed a sleek yet rugged machine that featured the usual Albatros semi-monocoque wooden construction and employed a 160hp Mercedes D.III engine with power enough to equip the aeroplane with two forward-firing machine guns. In all, 500 D.IIIs and 840 D.III(OAW)s were produced and saw heavy service throughout 1917.

Contents: Introduction - Design and Development - Technical Specifications and Variants - Operational History - Conclusion.

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Author:	James F. Miller
Details:	64 pages, 9.7 x 7.3 x 0.2 in (24.5 x 18.5 x 0.5 cm), paperback
Illustrations:	photos and drawings (in b&w and color)
Language:	English
Publisher:	Osprey Publishing (GB, 2014)
Series:	Air Vanguard (13)
ISBN:	9781782003717

FE 2b/d vs Albatros Scouts - Western Front, 1916-17 (Osprey)

In the spring of 1916 the deployment of the RFC's FE 2 - with its rotary engine 'pusher' configuration affording excellent visibility for its pilot and observer, and removing the need for synchronized machine guns - helped wrest aerial dominance from Imperial Germany's Fokker Eindecker monoplanes, and then contributed to retaining it throughout the Somme battles of that fateful summer.

However, by autumn German reorganization saw the birth of the Jagdstaffeln (specialised fighter squadrons) and the arrival of the new Albatros D scout, a sleek inline-engined machine built for speed and twin-gun firepower. Thus, for the remainder of 1916 and well into the next year an epic struggle for aerial superiority raged above the horrors of the Somme and Passchendaele battlefields, pitting the FE 2 against the better-armed and faster Albatros scouts that were focused on attacking and destroying their two-seater opponents.

In the end the Germans would regain air superiority, and hold it into the following summer with the employment of their new Jagdgeschwader (larger fighter groupings), but the FE 2 remained a tenacious foe that inflicted many casualties - some of whom were Germany's best aces (including 'The Red Baron').

Contents: Introduction - Chronology - Design and Development - Technical Specifications - The Strategic Situation - The Combatants - Combat - Statistics and Analysis - Aftermath - Bibliography - Index.

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Author:	James F. Miller
Details:	80 pages, 9.8 x 7.3 x 0.2 in (25 x 18.5 x 0.5 cm), paperback
Illustrations:	photos and drawings (in b&w and color)
Language:	English
Publisher:	Osprey Publishing (GB, 2014)
Series:	Duel (55)
ISBN:	9781780963259

Albatros D.I-D.II (Osprey)

In 1916 German aerial domination had been lost to the French and British fighters. German fighter pilots requested an aircraft that was more powerful and more heavily armed, and the Albatros design bureau set to work on what was to become an iconic aircraft design. By April 1916, they had developed the Albatros D.I, that featured the usual Albatros semi-monocoque wooden construction with a 160hp Mercedes engine and two forward-firing machine guns.

Alongside the development of the D.I, Albatros had also designed and built a second machine that was similar to the D.I - the Albatros D.II. Although there were several external differences between the two aircraft, it is important to note that these machines evolved simultaneously and that the D.II was not the result of post-combat feedback from D.I pilots.

With the inclusion of these aircraft into their reorganized air force, Germany was able to regain control of the skies by autumn 1916. Along with the later designs they inspired, the Albatros D.I and D.II were instrumental in allowing the Germans to prosecute their domination through 'Bloody April' and well into the summer months that followed.

Contents: Introduction - Design and Development - Technical Specifications and Variants - Operational History - Conclusion - Bibliography and Further Reading.

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Author:	James F. Miller
Details:	64 pages, 9.8 x 7.3 x 0.24 in (25 x 18.5 x 0.6 cm), paperback
Illustrations:	photos and drawings (in b&w and color)
Language:	English
Publisher:	Osprey Publishing (GB, 2013)
Series:	Air Vanguard (5)
ISBN:	9781780965994

DH 2 vs Albatros D I/D II - Western Front, 1916 (Osprey)

Flown by Victoria Cross recipient Lanoe Hawker and the members of No 24 Sqn, the ungainly yet nimble DH 2 helped the Allies attain air superiority over the Somme in early 1916 and hold it through the summer. With its rotary engine 'pusher' configuration affording excellent visibility and eliminating the need for a synchronized machine gun, the DH 2 was more than a match for anything the Germans could put in the air.
That is, until the arrival of the Albatros D II, a sleek inline-engined machine built for speed and with twin-gun firepower. Thus, the later part of 1916 saw an epic struggle in the skies above the Somme pitting the manoeuvrable yet under-gunned DH 2s against the less nimble yet better armed and faster Albatros D IIs.
In the end the Germans would regain air superiority, three squadron commanders - two of whom were considered pinnacles of their respective air forces - would lose their lives, and an up-and-coming pilot (Manfred von Richthofen) would triumph in a legendary dogfight and attain unimagined heights fighting with tactics learned from a fallen mentor.

Contents: Introduction - Chronology - Design and development - Strategic situation - Technical specifications - The combatants - Combat - Statistics and analysis - Aftermath - Bibliography - Glossary.

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Author:	James F. Miller
Details:	80 pages, 9.7 x 7.3 x 0.28 in (24.5 x 18.5 x 0.7 cm), paperback
Illustrations:	photos and drawings (in b&w and color)
Language:	English
Publisher:	Osprey Publishing (GB, 2012)
Series:	Duel (42)
ISBN:	9781849087049

Spad VII vs Albatros D III - 1917-18 (Osprey)

When originally conceived, the French SPAD VII and German Albatros D II represented steps away from an emphasis on manoeuvre in aerial combat in favour of speed and durability. At the end of 1916, however, Albatros tried to have the best of both worlds. The result combined the better downward view and manoeuvrability of the Nieuport with the power and twin machine guns of the Albatros D II.
At the same time, the French worked to improve the SPAD VII with more power and a more reliable cooling system before moving on to the twin-gunned SPAD XIII. While all that was going on, the Albatros D III became a mainstay of the German and Austro-Hungarian air services in frequent encounters with SPAD VIIs flown by French, Belgian, British, Italian and American airmen.

This book examines the technology and strategy that defined the outcome of the battles between the Spad VII and the Albatros D III.

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Author:	Jon Guttman
Details:	80 pages, 9.7 x 7.1 x 0.28 in (24.5 x 18 x 0.7 cm), paperback
Illustrations:	photos and drawings (in b&w and color)
Language:	English
Publisher:	Osprey Publishing (GB, 2011)
Series:	Duel (36)
ISBN:	9781849084758

Albatros D-II - Germany's Legendary World War I Fighter

This book describes the history and use of the Albatros D-II, Germany's legendary World War I fighter plane.

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Author:	Rudolf Hofling
Details:	52 pages, 11 x 8.25 x 0.16 in (28 x 21 x 0.4 cm), paperback
Illustrations:	120+ b&w photos
Language:	English
Publisher:	Schiffer Publishing Ltd (USA, 2002)
ISBN:	9780764315589