Luftwaffe Fighter Aces: The Jagdflieger And Their Combat Tactics And Techniques
by Mike Spick /
1997 / English / PDF
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HOW THE LUFTWAFFE FIGHTER ACES ACHIEVED THEIR SUCCESS
HOW THE LUFTWAFFE FIGHTER ACES ACHIEVED THEIR SUCCESS
The Luftwaffe's leading fighter aces outscored their Allied
counterparts astonishingly during World War II--so much so that
when the records of these pilots (the Jagdflieger) first became
available after the war they were greeted with disbelief. A single
ace with a hundred victories might have been credible, but one
hundred six aces each recorded one hundred victories or more, and
the top scorer claimed three hundred fifty-two. However, postwar
research proved that German shoot-down confirmations were given
only after rigorous checking.
The Luftwaffe's leading fighter aces outscored their Allied
counterparts astonishingly during World War II--so much so that
when the records of these pilots (the Jagdflieger) first became
available after the war they were greeted with disbelief. A single
ace with a hundred victories might have been credible, but one
hundred six aces each recorded one hundred victories or more, and
the top scorer claimed three hundred fifty-two. However, postwar
research proved that German shoot-down confirmations were given
only after rigorous checking.
To discover the secret of the Luftwaffe pilots' success, aviation
historian Mike Spick examines the exploits of Nazi Germany's most
famous pilots, focusing on the methods and tactics of individual
aces, examining the importance of machinery, training, climate,
numbers, and theater of war, and using firsthand accounts to put
the reader in the pilot's seat. This book is easily the best
possible guide to how the German aces achieved such amazing results
in battle.
To discover the secret of the Luftwaffe pilots' success, aviation
historian Mike Spick examines the exploits of Nazi Germany's most
famous pilots, focusing on the methods and tactics of individual
aces, examining the importance of machinery, training, climate,
numbers, and theater of war, and using firsthand accounts to put
the reader in the pilot's seat. This book is easily the best
possible guide to how the German aces achieved such amazing results
in battle.
