Bf 109 Defence of the Reich Aces 1st Edition by John Weal ISBN 1841768790 9781841768793

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ISBN 10: 1841768790

ISBN 13: 9781841768793 

Author: John Weal

This volume tells the story of the daylight air battles over Germany through the eyes of the Bf 109 aces involved. It traces the development of the aerial defence of the Reich from its small beginnings to arguably the most savage and costliest campaign in the history of aerial warfare.

The Luftwaffe pilots explain their tactics and relate their experiences – in the early days, waiting for short-ranged Allied fighters to turn back before attacking the bombers, the see-saw battle for aerial supremacy that followed, the advent of the P-51 and its devastating effect, the growing might of the heavy bomber streams and the final desperate measures against overwhelming odds.

The story is predominantly that of the Bf 109’s struggle to defeat the US Eighth Air Force, although latterly both the ‘mediums’ of the US Ninth Air Force and the ‘heavies’ of RAF Bomber Command were also active by day over Germany.

Table of contents:

Chapter 1: The First Raids
Chapter 2: Outwaiting the P-38s and P-47s
Chapter 3: Luftwaffe Ascendant
Chapter 4: Schweinfurt
Chapter 5: Regensburg: A Significant Victory
Chapter 6: P-51s: A Nasty Shock
Chapter 7: ‘Big Week’
Chapter 8: Defending Berlin
Chapter 9: Protecting the Oilfields
Chapter 10: Sturmgruppe Escorts
Chapter 11: Bodenplatte
Chapter 12: Rammkommando Elbe: Desperate Measures
Chapter 13: Defeat and Surrender
Appendices

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