Short Stirling Units of World War 2 - Couverture souple

Falconer, Jonathan

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1472820428 ISBN 13 : 9781472820426

Editeur : Osprey Publishing, 2018

Synopsis

Of the RAF's trio of four-engined heavy bombers in World War 2, the mighty Short Stirling was the first to enter service in August 1940. From its first raid in February 1941, the Stirling was at the forefront of the British night bombing offensive against Germany before unacceptably high losses forced its relegation to second-line duties later in the war.

In its modified form as the Mark IV the Stirling fulfilled vital roles with the RAF as a paratroop transport and glider tug on D-Day, at Arnhem and on the Rhine crossing as well as flying countless Special Duties operations over Occupied Europe and Norway. Its last gasp was in 1948-49 when a handful of Mk Vs were acquired by the Royal Egyptian Air Force to bomb Israel in the First Arab-Israeli War.

Containing numerous first-hand combat accounts from the crews that flew the bomber and detailed profile artwork, Short Stirling Units of World War 2 uncovers the history of one of the RAF's greatest World War 2 bombers.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Jonathan Falconer is the author of more than 35 books on aspects of aviation and military history, including the Haynes D-Day Operations Manual, de Havilland Mosquito (with Brian Rivas), Short Stirling and the Handley Page Halifax Manuals. He is an authority on the Short Stirling bomber, and has previously written Stirling at War, Stirling Wings and Stirling in Combat. Jonathan is a senior commissioning editor with a UK book publisher and he lives in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire.

Chris Davey has illustrated more than 70 titles for Osprey's Aircraft of the Aces and Combat Aircraft series since 1994. Based in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, as one of the very last traditional airbrush artists in the business, he has become the company's illustrator of choice for both USAAF fighters and RAF subject matter, proving his undoubted skill when dealing with large aircraft subjects such as the Halifax, Sunderland, Lancaster, and Stirling.

Mark Postlethwaite was born in Leicestershire in 1964 and has developed a lifelong passion for aviation history. He first worked as a photographer before turning his attention solely to artwork, and is now highly regarded in his field for the quality and accuracy of his work. He became the youngest elected member of the Guild of Aviation Artists in 1991. Mark is a valued Osprey artist and has contributed to more than 100 of its books.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Osprey Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1472820428
• ISBN 13: 9781472820426
• Reliure: Broché
• Illustrateur: Davey Chris
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 96
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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