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

Weal, John

ISBN 10: 1841760463 / ISBN 13: 9781841760469

Published by Osprey Publishing, 2000

About this Item

JAGDGESCHWADER 2 'RICHTOFEN . Aviation Elite No. 1, Weal John. Osprey, 2000. 128p. trade paperback, covers clean/square, binding tight, text clean/unmarked, fine condition ISBN 10: 1841760463ISBN 13: 9781841760469 35.00.

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Bibliographic Details

• 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: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Seller catalogs:
  • WORLD WAR II
  • AVIATION/ASTRONOMY/COSMOLOGY/SPACE SCIENCE
  • SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY--GENERAL/HISTORY OF SCIENCE

About this title

Synopsis

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.

About the Authors

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.