Aerei da combattimento (2ª GM) - Royal Air Force (RAF): libri illustrati di storia e guide

RAF Bomber Command Operations Manual (1939-1945) : Insights into the Organisation, Equipment, Men, Machines and Tactics (Haynes Aircraft Manual)

Notte dopo notte, per sei anni di guerra, gli squadroni del Bomber Command della RAF martellarono incessantemente le città della Germania nazista, in un determinato tentativo di mettere in ginocchio il Terzo Reich.
A contrastare gli equipaggi e gli aerei di Bomber Harris c'erano alcune delle difese più efficaci e letali che il mondo avesse visto fino ad allora. Per il Bomber Command, lanciare un raid notturno ad alto impatto sulla Ruhr, o un attacco a bassa quota su un obiettivo nell'Europa occupata dal nemico di giorno, richiedeva un'enorme pianificazione.

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L'autore Jonathan Falconer descrive la complessa organizzazione del Comando e la scienza, la tecnologia e l'ingegneria che si celavano dietro ogni raid: come venivano costruiti gli aeroporti per i bombardieri? Come venivano addestrati gli equipaggi? Che aerei pilotavano e quali armi utilizzavano? Com'era organizzato il Comando? Chi decideva cosa bombardare? Come veniva pianificato, eseguito e analizzata l'efficacia di un raid? Come venivano rintracciati i 47.000 membri dell'equipaggio "dispersi"? Come venivano riparati i bombardieri danneggiati?

Tra le appendici utili figurano un diario di guerra del Bomber Command che elenca gli eventi chiave dal 1939 al 1945, gli squadroni e i loro comandanti, un elenco alfabetico degli aeroporti per bombardieri e alcuni esempi di ordini di battaglia del 1939, 1943 e 1945.
Ricco di circa 300 fotografie, il Manuale operativo del Bomber Command offre una panoramica avvincente sul funzionamento di uno degli strumenti bellici più potenti del XX secolo.

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British Aircraft of the Second World War

This unique book, now republished, was the first of its kind to be published on British aircraft of the Second World War. Aviation enthusiasts and aero-modellers can see British aircraft as they really were, through magnificently reproduced colour photographs.

Each of the 49 types of aircraft is accompanied by a brief 'biography' together with tables of the most important marks and their specifications, engine, span, length, height, weight, crew number, maximum speed, service ceiling, normal range and armament.
There is also a section on British aircraft in action, which includes accounts of outstanding exploits by the pilots of different types. John Frayn Turner, the well-known aviation author, has chosen the pictures and provided the text.

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Aircraft Salvage in the Battle of Britain and the Blitz - Rare photographs from Wartime Archives (Images of War)

Large collection of rare photographs, many never previously published, covering the work of RAF and civilian salvage squads during the Battle of Britain, the Blitz and beyond.
The images depict losses across Britain, both RAF and German, during this period. Each picture tells its own story, and is fully captioned with historical detail. The author is covering a topic that has rarely been examined in this 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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Fighters Under Construction in World War Two - Rare photographs from Wartime Archives (Images of War)

A wide variety of military fighter aircraft were developed and utilized during the course of the Second World War. Development was dictated by the imperatives of war, and the World War II saw fighter combat on a larger scale than any other conflict to date.

This book profiles some of the most important fighter aircraft employed during the conflict, such as the iconic Spitfire, Hurricane, Typhoon, Bristol Beaufighter and De Havilland Mosquito, charting the developmental course of each craft in turn.
The book works to illustrate the skill and initiative of the engineers who designed and created such aircraft, as well as the pilots who went on to fly them. This is a vivid account of the development and exploits of some of the most important fighter aircraft employed during one of the most pivotal periods of military and aviation history.

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