German Jet Aces of World War 2
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
German Jet Aces of World War 2
By (Author) Hugh Morgan
Illustrated by John Weal
By (author) John Weal
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Osprey Publishing
1st February 1998
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
European history
Second World War
Modern warfare
Weapons and equipment
History: specific events and topics
940.544943
Physical Properties
Paperback
100
Width 184mm, Height 248mm, Spine 7mm
374g
Description
The Third Reich's last ditch efforts to sweep the massed Allied bomber formations from the skies of Germany centred around the new crop of jet 'wonder weapons' that were issued to the Jagdwaffe from mid-1944 onwards. Far in advance of anything the Allies had even in the experimental phase, types like the Me 262, He 162, Me 163 and the Ar 234 could perform their combat sorties with relative impunity. However, paucity in numbers and unreliable jet engines eventually cancelled out any technological edge that these aircraft offered.
Author Bio
Hugh Morgan is the Director of an autistic charity based in the Midlands. He has long been fascinated by the aviation world, and has written several very successful titles for Osprey. Arguably the finest profile artist in the business, Joan Weals love of German aircraft makes his work a treat for students of the subject. He has written several Aces volumes, and two books on the JU 87 in the companion series Combat Aircraft.
