Jagdgeschwader 2 : 'Richthofen' (Osprey Aviation Elite 1)

WEAL, John

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ISBN 10: 1841760463 ISBN 13: 9781841760469

Published by Osprey Publishing, 2000

Language: English

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128pp, very well-illustrated in colour and black and white, softcover, very good condition, Osprey Publishing Limited, 2000. * with chapters on the early years, hostilities, guarding the ramparts, retreat and defeat, with appendices and index.

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Title

Jagdgeschwader 2 : 'Richthofen' (Osprey Aviation Elite 1)

Publisher

Osprey Publishing

Publication Date

2000

Language

English

ISBN 10

1841760463

ISBN 13

9781841760469

Binding

Soft cover

Illustrator

Laurier, Jim

Edition

1st Edition

Condition

Very Good

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Tracing its roots to Manfred, Freiherr von Richthofen's 'Flying Circus' of WWI, the Jagdgeschwader 'Richthofen' is arguably the most famous fighter unit of all time. Designated JG 1 during the Great War, then disbanded following defeat, the Jagdgeschwader reformed as JG 132. By September 1939 the unit had become JG 2, seeing much action during the Blitzkrieg and Battle of Britain. This first in a new series focusing on elite fighter and bomber units, charts the career of JG 2 from its first aerial kills in 1939 to the destruction of its own Fw 190s in the face of the Allied advance in 1945.

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John Weal is Osprey's primary Luftwaffe author and artist. He has written, illustrated and/or supplied artwork for several titles in the Aircraft of the Aces series. He owns one of the largest private collections of original German-language literature from World War 2, and his research is firmly based on this huge archive.

Jim Laurier is a native of New England and lives in New Hampshire. He attended Paier School of Art in Hamden, Connecticut, from 1974–78, and since graduating with Honours, he has been working professionally in the field of Fine Art and Illustration. He has been commissioned to paint for the US Air Force and has aviation paintings on permanent display at the Pentagon.

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