In the early years of the air war over Europe, German Fw 190 fighters dominated the skies above the English Channel. Fast, heavily armed, and flown by experienced pilots, they could strike targets ...
Break down the meaning behind the victory markings painted on German fighter aircraft, revealing how Luftwaffe aces recorded their kills and built their reputations in the skies over Europe.
Vanity’s darker cousin is envy. It wasn’t only the formal thresholds that drove pilots to extremes. When a former squadron-mate was singled out for public praise – his name trumpeted in the daily ...
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Vol. 1, section 1. Birth of the Luftwaffe fighter force -- volume 1, section 2. The Spanish Civil War -- volume 1, section 3. Blitzkrieg and sitzkrieg : Poland and France, 1939-1940 -- volume 1, ...