The Night Air War
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Author | : Martin W. Bowman |
Publisher | : Pen and Sword |
Total Pages | : 307 |
Release | : 2015-07-31 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1473864259 |
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Of the 7,953 Bomber Command aircraft lost on night operations during the Second World War, an estimated 5,833 fell victim to Luftwaffe night fighters. In this detailed re-enactment of the air war over Western Europe and the raids flown by the men of RAF Bomber Command, the author has pieced together official data and the words and memories of the pilots and air crew who participated in the proceedings. Across fifteen chapters, many unique experiences are regaled, enlivening the history of the night bombing raids that were hurled against Hitler's war machine during the latter half of the Second World War. They span the period between November 1943 and 1945 and cover the encounters between the Luftwaffe and RAF Bomber Command during their heyday. 'No Operation Was Easy' was a commonly coined phrase amongst this group who, night after night, struck out at targets such as the 'The Big City' (Berlin), Stuttgart and the Ruhr. These truly epic stories, gleaned from the memories of the men who made up Bomber Command, serve as an appropriate epitaph to their collective effort.
Author | : Colin D. Heaton |
Publisher | : US Naval Institute Press |
Total Pages | : 232 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
Download Night Fighters Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
"Night Fighters examines the historical, technological. tactical, and strategic evolution of limited-visibility aerial combat as the air forces of Great Britain and Germany dueled in the night skies during World War II. The book is based on extensive research and interviews with the key planners and policy makers responsible for their respective national strategies governing the conduct of the nighttime air war, as well as with the airmen who fought the war, which makes it far more detailed than previous works on this subject. The science developed by both nations greatly increased the momentum and lethality of air combat in that conflict. In addition, this arena of World War II combat also produced many technological innovations, the results of which are seen today in everyday military and civilian life."--BOOK JACKET.
Author | : Theo Boiten |
Publisher | : Schiffer Publishing |
Total Pages | : 348 |
Release | : 2006-01-01 |
Genre | : World War, 1939-1945 |
ISBN | : 9780764325243 |
Download Battles with the Nachtjagd Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Battles of the Nachtjagd traces the parallel developments in RAF night-bombing and night-fighting in the Luftwaffe, from the pioneering efforts on both sides in this new form of airwar up to the climax of the strategic bombing offensive in 1945 and the simultaneous introduction of the Me 262 jet in the German night fighter army.
Author | : Martin W. Bowman |
Publisher | : Pen and Sword |
Total Pages | : 267 |
Release | : 2015-07-31 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 178383191X |
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Of the 7,953 Bomber Command aircraft lost on night operations during the Second World War, an estimated 5,833 fell victim to Luftwaffe night fighters. In this detailed re-enactment of the air war over Western Europe and the raids flown by the men of RAF Bomber Command, the author has pieced together official data and the words and memories of the pilots and air crew who participated in the proceedings. Across fifteen chapters, many unique experiences are regaled, enlivening the history of the night bombing raids that were hurled against Hitler's war machine during the latter half of the Second World War. They span the period between November 1943 and 1945 and cover the encounters between the Luftwaffe and RAF Bomber Command during their heyday. 'No Operation Was Easy' was a commonly coined phrase amongst this group who, night after night, struck out at targets such as the 'The Big City' (Berlin), Stuttgart and the Ruhr. These truly epic stories, gleaned from the memories of the men who made up Bomber Command, serve as an appropriate epitaph to their collective effort.
Author | : Robert Jackson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2000-03 |
Genre | : Airplanes |
ISBN | : 9781574271164 |
Download Air War at Night Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Imagine a world with no visible horizon and no sight of the earth below -- searching for targets that may be fifty miles or fifty feet away. That was the experience that night-fighter crews endured until midway through WWII. Describes the process by which the aircraft, equipment, and strategy of night warfare reached the operational perfection we take for granted today.
Author | : Frank Harvey |
Publisher | : Bantam |
Total Pages | : 236 |
Release | : 1966 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
Download Air War - Vietnam Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
From the briefing rooms and bombing runs to the dogfights and last ditch bail outs, here are the true stories of the fighting men of Vietnam as told by aviation expert Frank Harvey. This is what it was like to fight in the flame-filled skies of Southeast Asia.
Author | : Jim Corrigan |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 289 |
Release | : 2017-08-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 081176589X |
Download Desert Storm Air War Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
The air campaign that opened the Gulf War in January 1991 was one of the most stunning in history. For five weeks, American and other Coalition aircraft pounded enemy targets with 88,000 tons of bombs. Sorties—more than 100,000 of them—were launched from bases in Saudi Arabia, from aircraft carriers in the Persian Gulf and Red Sea, and even from bases in the United States. The skies over Iraq and Kuwait were filled with a dizzying array of new and improved weapons—Tomahawk and Hellfire missiles, stealth aircraft, and laser-guided smart bombs—and the results were impressive. The Coalition swiftly established air superiority and laid the foundation for the successful five-day ground campaign that followed. The results were also highly visible as the American people watched the bombings unfold in grainy green video-game-like footage broadcast on CNN and the nightly news. The overwhelming success of the Desert Storm air campaign has made it influential ever since, from the “shock and awe” bombing during the Iraq War in 2003 to more recent drone operations, but the apparent ease with which the campaign was won has masked the difficulty—and the true achievement—of executing such a vast and complex operation. Using government reports, scholarly studies, and original interviews, Jim Corrigan reconstructs events through the eyes of not only the strategists who planned it, but also the pilots who flew the missions.
Author | : Wilhelm Johnen |
Publisher | : Casemate Publishers |
Total Pages | : 261 |
Release | : 2018-02-28 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1784382604 |
Download Duel Under the Stars Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
"The enemy bomber grew larger in my sights and the rear gunner was sprayed by my guns just as he opened fire. The rest was merely a matter of seconds. The bomber fell like a stone out of the sky and exploded on the ground. The nightmare came to an end."In this enthralling memoir, the author recounts his experiences of the war years and traces the story of the ace fighter pilots from the German development of radar to the Battle of Britain.Johnen flew his first operational mission in July 1941, having completed his blind-flying training. In his first couple of years he brought down two enemy planes. The tally went up rapidly once the air war was escalated in spring 1943, when Air Marshal Arthur Harris of the RAF Bomber Command began the campaign dubbed the Battle of the Ruhr.During this phase of the war Johnens successes were achieved against a 710-strong force of bombers. Johnens further successes during Harriss subsequent Berlin offensive led to his promotion as Staffelkapitan (squadron leader) of Nachtjagdgeschwader and a move to Mainz. During a sortie from there, his Bf 110 was hit by return fire and he was forced to land in Switzerland. He and his crew were interned by the authorities. The Germans were deeply worried about leaving a sophisticatedly equipped night fighter and its important air crew in the hands of a foreign government, even if it was a neutral one. After negotiations involving Gring, the prisoners were released.Johnens unit moved to Hungary and by October 1944 his score was standing at 33 aerial kills. His final one came in March the following year, once Johnen had moved back to Germany.
Author | : Theo Boiten |
Publisher | : Crowood Press (UK) |
Total Pages | : 248 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
Download Nachtjagd Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
NachtjagdBoitenSubtitled: The Night Fighter Versus Bomber War Over the Third Reich 1939-45. Of the 7,953 Bomber Command aircraft lost on night operations during WWII, an estimated 5,833 fell victim to Luftwaffe night fighters. This volume traces the parallel developments in RAF night bombing and the Luftwaffes night fighting capability using archive material and interviews with surviving aircrew from both sides.Hdbd., 7 3/4x 1, 24 pgs., 17 bandw ill.
Author | : Kazimiera Janina Cottam |
Publisher | : New York ; Ottawa : Legas |
Total Pages | : 380 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
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