German Flak Defences vs Allied Heavy Bombers: 1942-45. Donald Nijboer, Jim Laurier, Gareth Hector

German Flak Defences vs Allied Heavy Bombers: 1942-45


German-Flak-Defences-vs.pdf
ISBN: 9781472836717 | 80 pages | 2 Mb

Download PDF




  • German Flak Defences vs Allied Heavy Bombers: 1942-45
  • Donald Nijboer, Jim Laurier, Gareth Hector
  • Page: 80
  • Format: pdf, ePub, fb2, mobi
  • ISBN: 9781472836717
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury USA
Download German Flak Defences vs Allied Heavy Bombers: 1942-45


Iphone books pdf free download German Flak Defences vs Allied Heavy Bombers: 1942-45 (English Edition) FB2 MOBI 9781472836717

Overview

This title offers a detailed look at the crucial but little-acknowledged role of the German heavy flak guns in the defense against allied heavy bombers in World War II. Since the end of World War II, the strategic bombing of Germany has inspired numerous studies, countless books and several documentary films, and it is not surprising. With more than one million tons of bombs dropped, close to 300,000 civilians killed, 700,000 wounded and in excess of 3,500,000 industrial and residential structures destroyed, the Allied bomber offensive was industrial war on a grand scale. The air battle that raged over Germany has often been described as a battle between Allied and German fighters but what has been frequently missed by historians on all sides is the impact of German anti aircraft defenses (flak). Though often dismissed as ineffective and a waste of valuable material and personnel, the German flak arm made a major contribution to the defense of the Third Reich--at least half of the American aircraft shot down over Germany fell to flak, and according to the RAF Official History, it was estimated that flak accounted for 1229 of 3302 aircraft lost by Bomber Command between 1942 and April 1945. Additionally, the strategic role of flak extended beyond simply shooting down aircraft--its other, more important task was to force bombers to drop their ordnance sooner or from a higher altitude, thus reducing bombing accuracy. Both these roles are explored in depth in this detailed study of the German flak defenses and of their adversaries, the Allied heavy bombers. Containing full-color illustrations including cockpit scenes and armament views, this is the definitive guide to the much-overlooked conflict between Allied planes and German anti aircraft defenses.



Pdf downloads:
Téléchargement ebook deutsch frei Dictionnaire de la mythologie gréco-romaine - Illustrée par les récits de l'Antiquité par Annie Collognat FB2 9782258093362 in French
Download free ebooks on pdf Great Goddesses: Life Lessons from Myths and Monsters by Nikita Gill DJVU RTF
Télécharger un livre sur mon ordinateur Spider-Man : New Generation - Tout l'art du film (Litterature Francaise)
Los mejores libros descargables gratis ARTE DE BIEN MORIR Y LA CONTIENDA DEL CUERPO Y ALMA FB2 RTF 9783964568083 de VARIOS en español
Descargas gratis de libros de audio torrent DOMINOES: LEVEL 1: JAKES PARROT MP3 PACK 9780194639415