Unavailable
Unavailable
Unavailable
Ebook152 pages1 hour
Jagdflieger: Luftwaffe Fighter Pilot 1939-45
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
4/5
()
Currently unavailable
Currently unavailable
About this ebook
Osprey's survey of German fighter pilots of World War II (1939-1945). Fighter pilots have always been held in the highest regard and the Luftwaffe Fighter pilots or Experten were undoubtedly the best pilots in the world, often racking up huge scores when compared to Allied fighters. It is for this skill, the sheer number of kills they obtained and their glamour that they are remembered even today. But what of the men themselves? It took a certain type of man to brave the skies in 1939-45, which were often more dangerous than the battlefields below and where a lone fighter pilot was often reliant on an aircraft that was frighteningly basic and fragile.
Over the years much has been written about these Luftwaffe aces, but this book seeks to examine the lives of the ordinary men who took to the skies. These men all shared the same "aggressive spirit, joy of action and the passion of a hunter." Rich with fascinating first-hand accounts exploring every step of the fighter pilot's career from his enlistment, intensive training to his exploits in the Battle of Britain and on the Eastern Front, this book is an invaluable insight into the life of a Luftwaffe fighter pilot.
Over the years much has been written about these Luftwaffe aces, but this book seeks to examine the lives of the ordinary men who took to the skies. These men all shared the same "aggressive spirit, joy of action and the passion of a hunter." Rich with fascinating first-hand accounts exploring every step of the fighter pilot's career from his enlistment, intensive training to his exploits in the Battle of Britain and on the Eastern Front, this book is an invaluable insight into the life of a Luftwaffe fighter pilot.
Unavailable
Related to Jagdflieger
Related ebooks
To Defeat the Few: The Luftwaffe’s campaign to destroy RAF Fighter Command, August–September 1940 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBack From 44: The Sacrifice and Courage of a Few Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBader’s Spitfire Wing: Tangmere 1941 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Luftwaffe Fighter Force: The View from the Cockpit Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Fighting the Bombers: The Luftwaffe's Struggle Against the Allied Bomber Offensive Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFighter Pilots of the RAF, 1939–1945 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Normandy Air War, 1944 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHow the RAF & USAAF Beat the Luftwaffe Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Armed Rovers: Beauforts and Beaufighters Over the Mediterranean Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Fly Boy Heroes: The Stories of the Medal of Honor Recipients of the Air War against Japan Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBack from 44 – the Sacrifice and Courage of a Few: A Story of Heroism in the Skies over Western Europe. Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFive of the Many: Survivors of the Bomber Command Offensive from the Battle of Britain to Victory Tell their Story Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsRed Sun Setting: The Battle of the Philippine Sea Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Battle Of Britain Revisited Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHellcat: The F6F in World War II Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsLast of the Few: The Battle of Britain in the Words of the Pilots Who Won It Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5JG26: Top Guns of the Luftwaffe Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Overlord Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Official History of the Royal Air Force 1935-1945 — Vol. III —Fight is Won[Illustrated Edition] Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsJasta Boelcke: The History of Jasta 2, 1916–1918 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHitler’s Eagles: The Luftwaffe 1933–45 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Winged Chariot: A Complete Account of the RAF's Support Role During the Audacious Command Raid on St Nazaire, March 1942 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsGerman War Birds Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Day Fighter Aces of the Luftwaffe 1943–45 Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A Desperate Struggle To Save A Condemned Army - A Critical Review Of The Stalingrad Airlift Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMACH 2: Flying the F-104 Starfighter Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe First Hellcat Ace Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBusting The Bocage: American Combined Arms Operations In France, 6 June-31 July 1944 [Illustrated Edition] Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWolfpack Warriors: The Story of World War II's Most Successful Fighter Outfit Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Torpedo Leader Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
European History For You
Mein Kampf: English Translation of Mein Kamphf - Mein Kampt - Mein Kamphf Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Dry: A Memoir Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Oscar Wilde: The Unrepentant Years Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Masters of the Air: America's Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Time Traveler's Guide to Medieval England: A Handbook for Visitors to the Fourteenth Century Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Anarchy: The East India Company, Corporate Violence, and the Pillage of an Empire Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Ordinary Men: Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Quite Nice and Fairly Accurate Good Omens Script Book: The Script Book Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Killing England: The Brutal Struggle for American Independence Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Forgotten Highlander: An Incredible WWII Story of Survival in the Pacific Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Blitzed: Drugs in the Third Reich Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Gulag Archipelago [Volume 1]: An Experiment in Literary Investigation Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Law Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Anglo-Saxons: A History of the Beginnings of England: 400 – 1066 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Finding Freedom: Harry and Meghan and the Making of a Modern Royal Family Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Mein Kampf: The Original, Accurate, and Complete English Translation Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsGalileo's Daughter: A Historical Memoir of Science, Faith and Love Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Faithful Spy: Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the Plot to Kill Hitler Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Book of English Magic Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Victorian Lady's Guide to Fashion and Beauty Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Story of the Trapp Family Singers Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Rise of the Fourth Reich: The Secret Societies That Threaten to Take Over America Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Celtic Mythology: A Concise Guide to the Gods, Sagas and Beliefs Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Jane Austen: The Complete Novels Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Putin's People: How the KGB Took Back Russia and Then Took On the West Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Great Mortality: An Intimate History of the Black Death, the Most Devastating Plague of All Time Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Forgotten Slave Trade: The White European Slaves of Islam Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Greek Mythology: Captivating Stories of the Ancient Olympians and Titans: Heroes and Gods, Ancient Myths Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Reviews for Jagdflieger
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
4/5
3 ratings0 reviews