Hitler's Fighter Pilot
Posted on Thursday 31st October 2013
Messerschmitt Bf 109E-3 and Bf 110






Further Reading
Fighter Aces of the Luftwaffe in World War II
(Hardback - 208 pages)
ISBN: 9781844154609
by Philip Kaplan
Only £15.99 RRP £19.99
This book examines the reality behind the myths of the legendary German fighter aces of World War II. It explains why only a small minority of pilots - those in whom the desire for combat overrode everything - accounted for so large a proportion of the victories. It surveys the skills that a successful fighter pilot must have - a natural aptitude for flying, marksmanship, keen eyesight - and the way in which fighter tactics have developed. The book examines the history of the classic fighter aircraft that were flown,…
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The Battle of Britain: Luftwaffe Blitz
(Paperback - 144 pages)
ISBN: 9781781593684
by Philip Kaplan
Only £14.99
This new collection of archive imagery from Philip Kaplan offers a gripping, graphic view of the routine repeated each day and night, from the summer of 1940 through to the following spring, by the German bomber crews bringing their deadly cargoes to Britain. Through mainly German archival photos, it profiles airmen on their French bases and in the skies over England; the aircraft they flew, fought and sometimes died in; their leaders; their targets and results; the R.A.F pilots and aircraft that stood in opposition to the German forces, and…
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