Jagdgeschwader 54 : 'Grunherz' (Osprey Aviation Elite 6)

Weal, John

ISBN 10: 1841762865 / ISBN 13: 9781841762869

Edité par Osprey Publishing, 2001

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Jagdgeschwader 54 : 'Grunherz' (Osprey Aviation Elite 6)
• Éditeur: Osprey Publishing
• Date de parution: 2001
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1841762865
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781841762869
• Reliure: Trade Paperback
• Illustrateur: Laurier, Jim
• Édition: First Edition.
• État de l'article: Like New
• Catalogues du vendeur:
  • Military History

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Synopsis

One of the most successful of the high-scoring Luftwaffe Jagdgeschwader during World War 2, JG 54 ‘Grünherz’ (Green Hearts) was formed from three disparate fighter 'Gruppen' immediately prior to the Battle of Britain. Having enjoyed immediate success over the Channel and South-east England during the summer of 1940, the unit was transferred to the Eastern Front in the spring of 1941 in preparation for Operation Barbarossa - the German invasion of the Soviet Union. JG 54 would remain a Jagdwaffe stalwart in the east, flying firstly Bf 109Fs and then the Fw 190. By war’s end, the Geschwader’s pilots had claimed over 9500 kills, and produced over 100 aces. Men like Hans Philipp, Walter Nowotny and Otto Kittel are profiled in this volume, which reveals the struggle in the face of overwhelming odds that was the lot of the Jagdflieger on the Eastern Front.

À propos de l?auteur

Arguably the finest profile artist in the business, John Weal’s love of German aircraft makes his work a treat for students of the subject. He has written several Aces volumes, and two books on the JU 87 in the companion series Combat Aircraft.

Jim Laurier is a native of New Hampshire. He graduated with honours from the Paiers School of Art, Connecticut, in 1978 and has worked as a freelance illustrator ever since, completing assignments in a wide variety of fields. Jim has a keen interest in military subjects, both aviation and armour, and is a Fellow member of the American Society of Aviation Artists, the New York Society of Illustrators and the American Fighter Aces Association.