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Heinkel He 111. The Latter Years - The Blitz and War in the East to the Fall of Germany

Door Chris Goss

Categorie
Vliegtuigen & Luchtvaart
Boeknummer
#234096
Titel
Heinkel He 111. The Latter Years - The Blitz and War in the East to the Fall of Germany
Auteur
Goss, Chris
Boektype
Paperback
Uitgeverij
Barnsley, Frontline Books
Jaar van uitgave
2018
ISBN10
1848324456
ISBN13
9781848324459
Taal
Engels
Samenvatting

The Heinkel He 111 was the main work-horse of the Luftwaffe's bomber force throughout much of the Second World War. Consequently, when Hitler launched Operation Barbarossa in June 1941, three entire Kampfgeschwader consisted of He 111s. Initially used as direct support for the German ground forces, as the campaign progressed the He 111 was switched to attacking the Soviet infrastructure, particularly trains and marshalling yards, and used as a transport aircraft taking in supplies and for troop evacuation. Variants of the He 111 were used in anti-shipping roles, in both the Atlantic and the Mediterranean, and even for aerial launching of V-1 flying bombs, continuing the war against the towns and cities of the United Kingdom. In this selection of unrivalled images collected over many year
... (Lees verder)s, and now part of Frontline's new War in the Air series, the operations of this famous aircraft in the latter years of the Second World War are portrayed and brought to life. A companion title to Heinkel He 111: The Early Years.
Pagina's
158
Conditie
Nieuw
Prijs
€ 12,50

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