Condor: The Luftwaffe in Spain (Stackpole Military History) (Stackpole Military History Series)

Laureau, Patrick

ISBN 10: 0811706885 / ISBN 13: 9780811706889

Published by Stackpole Books, 2010

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Condor: The Luftwaffe in Spain (Stackpole Military History) (Stackpole Military History Series)
• Publisher: Stackpole Books
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0811706885
• ISBN 13: 9780811706889
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

* Actions of the German air force during the Spanish Civil War
* Covers the bombing of Guernica and other events
* Draws from previously undiscovered source material

In 1936, civil war broke out in Spain, a violent prelude to World War II. Germany and the Soviet Union clashed there by proxy, with Hitler supporting Franco's Nationalists and Stalin aligning with the Republicans. The Third Reich sent the Condor Legion, a unit composed primarily of Luftwaffe forces, and the conflict became a proving ground for concepts like blitzkrieg, for officers like Adolf Galland and Werner Mölders, and for aircraft like the Bf 109, He 111, and Ju 97. Chillingly, the war also saw the development of terror bombing.

About the Author

Patrick Laureau lives in England.