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Luftwaffe Fighter-Bombers Over Britain: The German Air Force's Tip and Run Campaign, 1942-43

By Chris Goss; Peter Cornwell; Bernd Rauchbach

Book information

Publisher
Stackpole Books
Year
2010
ISBN
9781461751274
ASIN
B01H7UJ5V0
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
28 MB (28971824 bytes)
Series
Stackpole Military History Series
Pages
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Time added
2023-08-05 07:00:51
History; Military; Nonfiction; HIS014000; HIS02710

Description

Chronicles the air war above Britain from March 1942 to June 1943 and includes in-the-cockpit accounts from German and British pilots Assesses offensive and defensive tactics Incorporates hundreds of rarely seen photos As the Battle of Britain came to a close, the Luftwaffe began arming its single-engine fighters with bombs and using them instead of bombers for many daylight raids against shipping and coastal installations, railways, fuel depots, and other military and civilian objectives. The fighter-bombers also launched unopposed attacks against London and numerous other cities and towns across England. Known as "tip and run" attacks, these raids had a detrimental effect on British morale.

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