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MESSERSCHMITT Bf 109: The Latter Years—War in the East to the Fall of Germany (Air War Archive) Kindle Edition

by Chris Goss (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.3 out of 5 stars 32 ratings
A retired RAF Wing Commander examines the history of Germany’s favored fighter plane during the latter years of World War II.
 
The most iconic German aircraft of the Second World War, the Messerschmitt Bf 109 was the Luftwaffe’s principal fighter from 1939 until 1942 when the superior Focke-Wulf Fw 190 came into greater prominence. The Bf 109 served in every theatre of the war, though in this book the author examines the Tip and Run era, D-Day, and the Eastern Front.
 
In the later years of the war, the Bf 109 fought with some success in the defense of Germany against Allied bombers. The Bf 109 was the most produced fighter aircraft in history and more aerial kills were made with this fighter than any other aircraft. Indeed, A total of 105 Bf 109 pilots were each credited with the destruction of 100 or more enemy aircraft; thirteen of these men scored more than 200 kills, while two scored more than 300. The Bf 109 was flown by the three top-scoring fighter aces of the war: Erich Hartmann, Gerhard Barkhorn, and Günther Rall. All of them flew with JG 52, a unit which exclusively flew the Bf 109 and was credited with over 10,000 victories, chiefly on the Eastern Front.
 
The Bf 109 was also supplied to several of Germany’s allies, including Finland, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia, and Slovakia.
 
In this selection of unrivalled images collected over many years, the operations of this famous aircraft in the latter part of the Second World War are portrayed and brought to life
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    Air War Archive
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    April 30, 2019
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Having retired from the RAF with the rank of Wing Commander, CHRIS GOSS is a regular and highly respected contributor to major aviation publications in the UK, France and Germany.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07SKJLZ46
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Frontline Books; Illustrated edition (April 30, 2019)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 30, 2019
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 85.9 MB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 198 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1473899486
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After a 32 year career in the RAF and three years working for a civilian company as its Head of Operations is now a full time aviation author and military historian. Regular, recognised and sought after contributor to major aviation and historical journals in the UK, France and Germany since 1983. Author of over 40 critically acclaimed books covering aspects of the air war over North West Europe 1939-45. Edited/revised/co-authored a further four books. Books have been reprinted and translated/published in France, Hungary, Czech Republic, Spain, Sweden, Canada and the USA. Historical consultant for a number of major projects, such as the recovery of the Dornier 17 by the RAF Museum and Commonwealth War Graves Commission, and for TV programmes such as The History Channel and Channel 5's The Battle of Britain: 3 Days that Saved a Nation. Master of Arts with Merit in War Studies (Kings College London). He also undertakes regular public speaking engagements. He is an elected trustee for the Royal Air Forces Association, where is chairs the Engagement and Fundraising Committee and is a member of the Information and Strategy Committees, and a trustee for St David's Home, Ealing.

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  • Ogden
    5.0 out of 5 stars Always something "new"
    Reviewed in the United States on March 28, 2020
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    Chris Goss always manages to come up with "new" photos even to my jaded eyes (I bought Heinz Knoke's book in the 1960s). His captions to familiar photos add new details. I can always recommend a Chris Goss work.

    If I may, there is an interesting feature on Moelders' Bf 109F-2 on page 5: The wing root fairing is similar to that of the Bf 109E, with the molding on the upper edge and a "bump": perhaps a Bf 109F-0?

    One the other reviewers mentions the Brian Philpott books of Bundesarchiv photos, those had a lot of "problem" captions, and photos from areas not appropriate to the area the book covered, I suspect due to being put together in a hurry. A revision of the books on better paper and more informative captions would be useful

    Mention was also made of Michael Payne's works. In addition to a few books, Payne also did a series of excellent short articles on various Luftwaffe topics in publications like Aviation News and if these could all be brought together in a single book it would be great: Attention Chris Goss...
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  • Stephan Bullard
    5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Addition to a Bf 109 Library
    Reviewed in the United States on March 27, 2022
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    This edition of Air War Archives makes a nice addition to an existing Bf 109 library. It showcases 252 photos, many from Dr. Alfred Price’s collection, and focuses on the later war years. Most shots are of good to very good image quality. Some are crystal clear (great for zooming in on with the Kindle Fire). In terms of composition, there are a few minor Wow! shots, but almost all the photos are of planes on the ground or of aircrew. The captions are highly detailed and include lots of neat little factoids. History buffs will probably like the book, but the it will be of most value to modelers. There are lots of airframe closeups and detailed pilot studies. These later provide a wealth of information about flying equipment.
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  • hagetsuto
    4.0 out of 5 stars 写真豊富
    Reviewed in Japan on February 13, 2022
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    ほぼ全ページに1〜2枚の写真が掲載されていて、写真が無いのは冒頭の数ページくらい。
    ただ、K-4など末期のものはごくわずかしかない。
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  • Donfox
    5.0 out of 5 stars First class.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 27, 2021
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    First class if your interested in WW2 aircraft. Very good value.
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  • Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars lent
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 4, 2019
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    satisfait
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  • Terrence Grego
    1.0 out of 5 stars don't bother
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 5, 2021
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    very disappointing publication, same old photo's. not recommended, save your money.
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