Description

Arguably the archetypal Luftwaffe fighter unit of World War 2, JG 53 aircraft were encountered on almost every fighting front from the first day of hostilities until the last.

During almost six years of near-constant campaigning, JG 53 took a steady toll of Allied aircraft in every theatre it fought over. The variety of camouflage finishes worn by its machines -winter white, desert dapple and Reich's defence black - and the progression of variants are reflected in an eye-opening colour section.

John Weal has spent several years researching in German archives and this, together with his personal contact with several veterans, results in an authoritative and human account of JG 53's long and eventful war.

Table of Contents

CHAPTER ONE
EARLY DAYS

CHAPTER TWO
SITZKRIEG AND BLITZKRIEG

CHAPTER THREE
THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN AND BEYOND

CHAPTER FOUR
BARBAROSSA AND BEYOND

CHAPTER FIVE
THE MEDITERRANEAN, ACT I

CHAPTER SIX
THE PARTING OF THE WAYS

CHAPTER SEVEN
THE MEDITERRANEAN, ACT II

CHAPTER EIGHT
END IN THE EAST AND WEST

APPENDICES
COLOUR PLATES COMMENTARY
UNIT HERALDRY
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX

Product details

Published Nov 20 2012
Format Ebook (Epub & Mobi)
Edition 1st
Extent 128
ISBN 9781782006602
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Illustrations 125 b/w; 30 col
Series Aviation Elite Units
Short code AEU 25
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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John Weal

John Weal is Osprey's primary Luftwaffe author and…

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John Weal

John Weal is Osprey's primary Luftwaffe author and…

Illustrator

Mark Postlethwaite

Mark Postlethwaite was born in Leicestershire in 1…

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