P-47 Thunderbolt Vs German Flak Defenses: Western Europe 1943-45, Bernstein Jonathan

Автор: Claringbould Michael John
Название: P-47d Thunderbolt Vs Ki-43-II Oscar: New Guinea 1943-44
ISBN: 1472840917 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781472840912
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An extensively researched and accurate examination of the eight-month confrontation between two key World War II fighter planes in New Guinea.

Although New Guinea's Thunderbolt pilots faced several different types of enemy aircraft in capricious tropical conditions, by far their most common adversary was the Nakajima Ki-43-II Hayabusa, codenamed "Oscar" by the Allies. These two opposing fighters were the products of two radically different design philosophies. The Thunderbolt was heavy, fast, and packed a massive punch thanks to its battery of eight 0.50-cal machine guns, while the "Oscar" was the complete opposite in respect to fighter design philosophy--lightweight, nimble, maneuverable, and lightly armed. It was, nonetheless, deadly in the hands of an experienced pilot. The Thunderbolt commenced operations in New Guinea with a series of bomber escort missions in mid-1943, and its firepower and superior speed soon saw Fifth Air Force fighter command deploying elite groups of P-47s to Wewak, on the northern coast. Flying from there, they would pick off unwary enemy aircraft during dedicated fighter patrols. The Thunderbolt pilots in New Guinea slowly wore down their Japanese counterparts by continual combat and deadly strafing attacks, but nevertheless, the Ki-43-II remained a worthy opponent deterrent up until Hollandia was abandoned by the IJAAF in April 1944.

Fully illustrated throughout with artwork and rare photographs, this fascinating book examines these two vastly different fighters in the New Guinea theater, and assesses the unique geographic conditions that shaped their deployment and effectiveness.

Автор: Bowman Martin
Название: P-47 Thunderbolt vs Bf 109G/K
ISBN: 1846033152 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781846033155
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Описание: This book offers insights into why engagement in commercial sex is prolific as sexual culture is transformed in late modernity. Drawing on original empirical data with men who buy sex, the book explores not only `why men buy sex`, but also the sociological and psychological processes that men encounter in order to enter an assumed `deviant` sexual behaviour as part of their everyday lives.

Автор: Caiden Martin, Johnson Robert S.
Название: Thunderbolt!
ISBN: 0743423976 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780743423977
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Описание: This is the story of one of the greatest Thunderbolt aces of all time, one of America`s fabled 56th Fighter Group who hurled their underrated P-47 Thunderbolts against the Luftwaffe`s over-whelming power, and won. It tells of his training, his early failures and his victories.

Автор: Martin Caidin, Robert S Johnson
Название: Thunderbolt! The P-47
ISBN: 1596874929 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781596874923
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Описание: In its third edition, this massive reference work lists the final resting places of more than 12,000 people from a wide range of fields, including politics, the military, the arts, crime, sports and popular culture. Many entries are new to this edition. Each listing provides birth and death dates, a brief summary of the subject`s claim to fame and their burial site location or as much as is known.

Автор: John Stanaway
Название: Mustang and Thunderbolt Aces of the Pacific and CBI
ISBN: 1855327805 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781855327801
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Описание: The USAAF`s premier fighters, the P-47 and P-51, made significant contributions to the victory against Japan from 1943 onwards. In this text, several leading aces are interviewed and there are scale drawings of all variants together with tables listing the units involved.

Автор: Nijboer Donald
Название: German Flak Defences Vs Allied Heavy Bombers 1942-45
ISBN: 1472836715 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781472836717
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Описание: 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 defences (flak).

Though often dismissed as ineffective and a waste of valuable material and personnel, the German flak arm made a major contribution to the defence 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 defences and of their adversaries, the Allied heavy bombers.

Containing full-colour illustrations including cockpit scenes and armament views, this is the definitive guide to the much-overlooked conflict between Allied planes and German anti-aircraft defences.