Name: JG 26: Top Guns of the Luftwaffe
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Jagdgeschwader 26, the German elite fighter unit, was more feared by the Allies than any other Luftwaffe group. Based on extensive archival research in Europe, personal combat diaries and interviews with more than 50 surviving pilots, Caldwell has assembled a superb day-to-day chronicle of JG 26 operations, from its first air victory in 1939 to its final combat patrol in 1945.

A microcosm of World War II exists in the rise and fall of this famous fighter wing. For the first two years of the war it was an even match between the Spitfires and Hurricanes of the Royal Air Force and the Luftwaffe’s Messerschmitts and Focke Wulfs; but the scales tipped in favor of the Allies in 1943 with the arrival of the Eighth US Air Force and its peerless P-51 Mustang.

The book has been endorsed by the top fighter commanders of three air forces: the RAF (Johnnie Johnson), the USAAF (Hub Zemke), and the Luftwaffe (Adolf Galland) and is considered essential reading for anyone interested in the aerial war of 1941–45.

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Author	Caldwell, Donald	Brand	Frontline Books
Manufacturer	Frontline Books	ReleaseDate	2014-02-26T00:00:01Z
NumberOfItems	1	Item Weight	2 Pounds
ItemDimensions	6.5 x 1.75 x 9.25Inches	binding	Hardcover
Amazon Category	Books » Biographies » Historical Biographies » Historical European Biographies » Historical Germany Biographies	Amazon Category	Books » Biographies » Leaders & Notable People Biographies » Military Leader Biographies » WWII Biographies
Amazon Category	Books » History » European History » German History	Amazon Category	Books » History » Military History » Military Aviation History
Amazon Category	Books » History » Military History » World War II History	ISBN	1848327463
EAN	9781848327467

Weight	2 lbs

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