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Item specifics
- Condition
- Series
- Combat Aircraft
- Unit Type
- Unit
- Special Attributes
- Illustrated
- Narrative Type
- Nonfiction
- Title
- Me 262 Bomber & Reconnaissance Units
- Features
- Illustrated
- Subjects
- History & Military
- ISBN
- 9781849087490
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN-10
1849087490
ISBN-13
9781849087490
eBay Product ID (ePID)
117343023
Product Key Features
Book Title
Me 262 Bomber and Reconnaissance Units
Number of Pages
96 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2012
Topic
Military / World War II, Military / Aviation
Illustrator
Yes, Laurier, Jim
Genre
History
Book Series
Combat Aircraft Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.5 in
Item Weight
10.2 Oz
Item Length
9.1 in
Item Width
7.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2012-454776
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
"...I found the book to be a superb read about an aspect of Me-262 operations that is rarely told. Most highly recommended." - Scott Van Aken, Modeling Madness, "...I found the book to be a superb read about an aspect of Me-262 operations that is rarely told. Most highly recommended." - Scott Van Aken, Modeling Madness "This follows the creation, deployment, strategies and makeup of this unique bomber and is a solid pick for any World War II collection." - The Midwest Book Review (November 2012), "This follows the creation, deployment, strategies and makeup of this unique bomber and is a solid pick for any World War II collection." -- The Midwest Book Review (November 2012) "...I found the book to be a superb read about an aspect of Me-262 operations that is rarely told. Most highly recommended." -- Scott Van Aken, Modeling Madness
Series Volume Number
83
Dewey Decimal
940.544943
Table Of Content
Chapter 1: Hitler, the Jet and the Bomb Chapter 2: Kommando Schenck Chapter 3: High-speed intelligence Chapter 4: Jet-bombing operations Chapter 5: Too little, too late Appendices: Technical specifcation and performance; tables for Me 262 A-2a and Me 262 A-1a/U3 and a selected bibliography
Synopsis
When the revolutionary Messerschmitt Me 262 jet first appeared as a bomber in the skies over north-west Europe in late 1944, it represented both a new dawn in aeronautical development and a great shock to the Allied air forces and armies. The Me 262's path to deployment as a bomber aircraft was tortuous and is surrounded in controversy. In mid-1944, Adolf Hitler, having seen the impressive and formidable performance of Me 262 prototypes, stated his firm desire to see the aircraft enter service, not as an interceptor, but as a bomber. In this aircraft he believed he had the weapon which would be able to attack the Allied armies with impunity if, as predicted, they landed on the coast of France. There was nothing which the Allies had in their air forces which could touch the Me 262. Although, due mainly to problems associated with delays in engine deliveries, its debut was too late to contest the Allied landings in Normandy, when it finally did enter initial service with Kommando Schenck, under the command of Knight's Cross holder Oberstleutnant Wolfgang Schenck, in the autumn of 1944, the bomb-carrying Me 262s conducted several hit-and-run raids against RAF airfields in Belgium and Holland. From then until the end of the war the Me 262 remained one of the most feared weapons in the Axis arsenal, and it was only the overwhelming Allied air superiority and the continuous dwindling of Axis supplies that finally grounded the planes. This book covers the complete history of the Me 262 bomber and reconnaissance units during World War II.
LC Classification Number
D787.F6733 2012
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