Opis: Air Campaign 52 Operation Steinbock 1944 - Goss Chris

The story of Germany's disastrous last cross-Channel Blitz in early 1944, which left the Luftwaffe devastated and barely able to oppose the D-Day landings.

Operation Steinbock, or as it became known, the ‘Baby Blitz’was the Luftwaffe’s last sustained night bomber offensive against the United Kingdom. In this book, renowned Luftwaffe historian Chris Goss explains how and why the Luftwaffe's last cross-Channel campaign was such a contrast to the Battle of Britain and subsequent Blitz of 1940–41. In 1944, the Luftwaffe’s under-trained, hard-pressed, and inexperienced bomber crews were out-thought and outfought by their opponents, who combined the latest ground-controlled radar with powerful new night fighters and advanced anti-aircraft defences, including radar-assisted guns and even anti-aircraft rockets.

Packed with dramatic original illustrations, explanatory diagrams, 2D maps of the strategic situation and 3D maps recreating key missions, this book tells the story of Operation Steinbock and its crucial consequences. The Germans' last air campaign over England ended in late May 1944, with the Luftwaffe having lost hundreds of much-needed aircraft and crews. Just days later, the Allies stormed ashore across the beaches of Normandy, and the Luftwaffe could do little to stop them.

Szczegóły: Air Campaign 52 Operation Steinbock 1944 - Goss Chris

Tytuł: Air Campaign 52 Operation Steinbock 1944
Autor: Goss Chris
Wydawnictwo: Osprey Publishing
Seria: AIR CAMPAIGN
ISBN: 9781472855329
Języki: angielski
Rok wydania: 2025
Ilość stron: 96
Format: 18.5x25.0cm
Oprawa: Miękka
Waga: 0.305 kg

Recenzje: Air Campaign 52 Operation Steinbock 1944 - Goss Chris