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JG 300: v. 2: A Chronicle of a Fighter Geschwader In the Battle for Germany: v. 2 (Vol 1)JG 300: v. 2: A Chronicle of a Fighter Geschwader In the Battle for Germany: v. 2 (Vol 1) by Jean-Yves Lorant
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Vol II of the acclaimed unit history - according to Rowan Bayliss in Scale Aircraft Modelling features 'some of the most gripping accounts of air combat ever written' - Translated by Neil Page
Jg 300Jg 300 by Jean-Yves Lorant
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Vol I of the acclaimed Luftwaffe fighter unit history - surpasses Caldwell & Prien. Many rare and detailed first-person accounts. Translated by Neil Page
Barbarossa: The Air Battle July-December 1941Barbarossa: The Air Battle July-December 1941 by Christer Bergstrom
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Revised, updated edition of the classic Black Cross- Red Star books at half the price of the Eagles Editions books. Copy-edited by Neil Page
Messerschmitt Me 210 / Me 410 Hornisse (Hornet)Messerschmitt Me 210 / Me 410 Hornisse (Hornet) by Werner Stocker
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Photographic & production history. Text examines the machinations behind Luftwaffe procurement policy - with a number of sections authored by Neil Page
Luftwaffe Fighter AceLuftwaffe Fighter Ace by Norbert Hannig
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Superb translation by John Weal. Dubious politics edited out
Messerschmitts Over Sicily: Diary of a Luftwaffe Fighter Commander (Stackpole Military History): Diary of a Luftwaffe Fighter Commander (Stackpole Military History)Messerschmitts Over Sicily: Diary of a Luftwaffe Fighter Commander (Stackpole Military History): Diary of a Luftwaffe Fighter Commander (Stackpole Military History) by Johannes Steinhoff
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One of my favourite Luftwaffe fighter pilot memoirs - relates JG 77's battles over Sicily during the summer of 1943
Spitfire on My Tail: A View from the Other SideSpitfire on My Tail: A View from the Other Side by Ulrich Steinhilper
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Caldwell described him as a non-entity . He was anything but !
The Luftwaffe Over Germany: The Defense of the ReichThe Luftwaffe Over Germany: The Defense of the Reich by Don Caldwell
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A little turgid and dour in places,but probably the best over-view in English, based almost entirely on works by Prien, Lorant, Mombeek etc
Bomber Boys: Fighting Back 1940-1945Bomber Boys: Fighting Back 1940-1945 by Patrick Bishop
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Unapologetic defence of the men of RAF Bomber Command and rightly so!
Bomber Boys: The Ruhr, the Dambusters and bloody Berlin: The Ruhr, the Dambusters and Bloody BerlinBomber Boys: The Ruhr, the Dambusters and bloody Berlin: The Ruhr, the Dambusters and Bloody Berlin by Kevin Wilson
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Another exceedingly well-written work devoted to the Bomber boys. Looks at the events of 1943
Clash of Eagles: USAAF 8th Air Force Bombers Versus the Luftwaffe in World War IIClash of Eagles: USAAF 8th Air Force Bombers Versus the Luftwaffe in World War II by Martin W. Bowman
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His Osprey Duel title was average but this is gritty, grey, sombre and moving
Luftwaffe Sturmgruppen (Aviation Elite Units) (Aviation Elite Units)Luftwaffe Sturmgruppen (Aviation Elite Units) (Aviation Elite Units) by John Weal
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Repeats a number of myths- and inadequate for II.(Sturm)/JG 300 (see above) - but it would be churlish not to recognise that Mr Weal writes with great fluency, not to mention productivity
French Eagles, Soviet Heroes: The Normandie-Niemen Squadrons on the Eastern FrontFrench Eagles, Soviet Heroes: The Normandie-Niemen Squadrons on the Eastern Front by John D. Clarke
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Badly written -and in places unreadable - but the only thing in English on the French volunteers who flew on the Eastern Front
JG 27  Vol. IV Air Miniatures No. 34JG 27 Vol. IV Air Miniatures No. 34 by Marek J. Murawski
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Part IV of a series devoted to JG 27. Translated accounts by Neil Page
Jg 26: Top Guns of the LuftwaffeJg 26: Top Guns of the Luftwaffe by Donald L. Caldwell
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Classic Luftwaffe fighter unit history.
FOCKE-WULF FW 190 DORA VOLUME 1: FW 190 D-9 Standard Edition<p/>Focke-Wulf FW 190 Dora<p/>FOCKE-WULF FW 190 DORA VOLUME 1: FW 190 D-9 Standard Edition: FW 190 D-9 Standard Edition v. 1FOCKE-WULF FW 190 DORA VOLUME 1: FW 190 D-9 Standard Edition<p/>Focke-Wulf FW 190 Dora<p/>FOCKE-WULF FW 190 DORA VOLUME 1: FW 190 D-9 Standard Edition: FW 190 D-9 Standard Edition v. 1 by Jerry Crandall
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Possibly the last word on the Dora-9, spoilt by some fanciful artwork. The overall-red Ta 152 is pure fantasy !
Jagdgeschwader 301/302 "Wilde Sau": In Defense of the Reich with the Bf 109, Fw 190 and Ta 152Jagdgeschwader 301/302 "Wilde Sau": In Defense of the Reich with the Bf 109, Fw 190 and Ta 152 by Willi Reschke
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Curates egg of a book - be aware that Reschke invented a number of his victories, especially on the Ta 152. Factually incorrect in a number of areas but he was there at the end
Stalingrad - The Air Battle: 1942 through January 1943Stalingrad - The Air Battle: 1942 through January 1943 by Christer Bergstrom
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Vol II of the new, revised, updated BC-RS. Highly detailed text, proofed, corrected and re-written in English by Neil Page