The 'storm troopers' of the Luftwaffe, the elite Strumgruppen units comprised the most heavily armed and armoured fighter interceptors ever produced by the Germans. Their role was to smash like a mighty fist through the massed ranks of USAAF daylight bombers. Only volunteers could serve with these elite units, and each pilot was trained to close with the enemy and engage him in extremely short-range combat, attacking from the front and the rear in tight arrowhead formations. In exceptional circumstances pilots would even ram their enemy. This book chronicles the brief, but violent, career of the Sturmgruppen during the dark days of 1944-45, employing first-hand accounts and rare archival photography.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN-10
1841769088
ISBN-13
9781841769080
eBay Product ID (ePID)
47790882
Product Key Features
Book Title
Luftwaffe Sturmgruppen
Author
John Weal
Illustrator
Weal, John, Yes
Format
Perfect
Language
English
Topic
Military / World War II, Military / Aviation, Military
Publication Year
2005
Book Series
Aviation Elite Units Ser.
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Number of Pages
128 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.9 in
Item Height
0.3 in
Item Width
7.2 in
Item Weight
13 Oz
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Series Volume Number
20
Lc Classification Number
D787
Copyright Date
2005
Dewey Decimal
940.544943
Dewey Edition
22
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