Junkers Ju 87 Stukageschwader of North Africa and the Mediterranean (Combat Aircraft)

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Pp. [2] 96. Osprey Combat Aircraft Series Number 6. See our military catalogue for further books in this series. With full colour artworks and photographs. “The ‘terror weapon’ of the invasion of Poland at the start of World War II (1939-1945), the assault on Scandinavia and the Blitzkrieg through western Europe, the Ju 87 Stuka had had its reputation severely dented during the Battle of Britain, where its vulnerability to fighter aircraft in hostile skies was savagely exposed. Licking their wounds, the Stukageschwader were sent south-east from their bases in France to the warmer climes of the Balkans in early 1941. In mid-1941, again frustrated at the inability of the Italians to defeat numerically inferior Allied forces, the Germans arrived in North Africa. Included in the force were Ju 87s. However, like operations on the African continent, their efforts were doomed to failure, and from mid-1942 onwards the Stuka proved to be little more than cannon fodder for Allied fighters.”

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ISBN 1855327228
Original Title Junkers Ju 87 Stukageschwader of North Africa and the Mediterranean (Combat Aircraft)
Book Condition Very Good
Jacket Condition No Dj
Binding Paperback
Size 25.04 x 0 x 17.78 centimeters
Place of Publication London
Edition First Edition
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Pp. [2] 96. Osprey Combat Aircraft Series Number 6. See our military catalogue for further books in this series. With full colour artworks and photographs. “The ‘terror weapon’ of the invasion of Poland at the start of World War II (1939-1945), the assault on Scandinavia and the Blitzkrieg through western Europe, the Ju 87 Stuka had had its reputation severely dented during the Battle of Britain, where its vulnerability to fighter aircraft in hostile skies was savagely exposed. Licking their wounds, the Stukageschwader were sent south-east from their bases in France to the warmer climes of the Balkans in early 1941. In mid-1941, again frustrated at the inability of the Italians to defeat numerically inferior Allied forces, the Germans arrived in North Africa. Included in the force were Ju 87s. However, like operations on the African continent, their efforts were doomed to failure, and from mid-1942 onwards the Stuka proved to be little more than cannon fodder for Allied fighters.”

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Weight 0.38 kg
Dimensions 17.78 × 25.04 cm