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Rumanian Aces of World War 2

(Paperback)


Publishing Details

Full Title:

Rumanian Aces of World War 2

Contributors:

By (Author) Dnes Brnad
Illustrated by John Weal
Illustrated by Mark Postlethwaite
Illustrated by Mark Styling

ISBN:

9781841765358

Publisher:

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Imprint:

Osprey Publishing

Publication Date:

20th June 2003

Country:

United Kingdom

Classifications

Readership:

General

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Non Fiction

Other Subjects:

European history
Second World War
Modern warfare

Dewey:

940.5449498

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Paperback

Number of Pages:

96

Dimensions:

Width 184mm, Height 248mm, Spine 7mm

Weight:

358g

Description

First seeing action in the wake of the German invasion of the USSR in June 1941, the Royal Rumanian Air Force had been allied to the Luftwaffe since the Romanian government signed a Tripartite Pact with Germany and Italy in November 1940. This book reveals how, despite suffering heavy losses to the numerically superior Russian forces, the Rumanians inflicted even greater casualties on the communists. Locked in bitter conflict with the Soviets until September 1944, when the Red Army poured across the Rumanian frontier and forced an armistice, the modest fighter force claimed 1500+ kills using primarily Bf 109's, Es.

Author Bio

Canadian national Dnes Brnad has specialised in studying Romanian and Eastern European military aviation during World War 2 for the past 25 years. A mechanical engineer by profession , he is also a founding member of the Association to Promote the History of Rumanian Aviation (Bucharest, Romania) and Hungarian Association of Aviation History (Budapest, Hungary). John Weal is undoubtedly the best artist currently contributing to the Aircraft of the Aces series, having illustrated over a dozen book in the series covering all manner of types from German fighters to Sabre jets in Korea.

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