Stuka, Luftwaffe Colours, Volume Two: Luftwaffe Ju 87 Dive-Bomber Units, 1942-1945

Smith, Peter C.

ISBN 10: 1903223709 / ISBN 13: 9781903223703

Published by Ian Allen Pub. Ltd., Surrey, England, 2006

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Tall, slender quarto, 96 pp., extensive b/w & some color photos, color illus. Signed on the first p. by Stuka pilot Maj. Werner P. Roell, Stuka 77. Paperback book in fine cond.

Seller Inventory # 9248

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Stuka, Luftwaffe Colours, Volume Two: Luftwaffe Ju 87 Dive-Bomber Units, 1942-1945
• Publisher: Ian Allen Pub. Ltd., Surrey, England
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1903223709
• ISBN 13: 9781903223703
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: First Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Issued Without d/j
• Signed: Signed by Subject
• Seller catalogs:
  • Aviation
  • World War II

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Synopsis

During the first phase of World War II, the German forces advancing on all fronts, the Ju87 Stuka had been an essential element in the Luftwaffe's armory attack. However, from mid-1943 as the War drug on, the Stuka began incurring heavy losses. Dunkirk, Warsaw, Rotterdam, and other early victories became distant memories as severe reversals came about in the East. Wherever possible and often against overwhelming resources, the Stukas supported the retreating German armies by conducting not just precision dive-bombing missions, but low-level ground attack operations against enemy transport targets, gun positions, and ships. This second and concluding volume in this series examines the role of the Stuka during these years of retreat. Aspects of the Stuka's role, which the book recounts, includes the attacks against the Malta convoys, the retreat in North Africa, the war over the Arctic, the Russian campaign including the battle for Stalingrad, and the collapse of the Eastern front. This volume contains an impressive selection of historic photos, color artworks, and first-hand accounts from those who flew the aircraft.

About the Author

Peter C. Smith is an internationally renowned author on the history of the dive-bomber, especially with regard to the feared and reviled Junkers Ju 87. His first book, Stuka at War, appeared in 1971 and contained a foreword by Hans-Ulrich Rudel, sole holder of the Golden Oak Leaves with Swords and Diamonds to the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross. He is also author of Junkers Ju 87 Stuka (1998), Stuka Squadron (1990), Stuka Spearhead (1998), Stukas over the Mediterranean (1999), and Stukas over the Steppe (1999). His wider interest in the dive-bomber has led to books on the Vultee Vengeance, Curtiss SB2C Helldiver, North American A-36 Apache, Petlyakov Pe-2 Peshka, Blackburn Skua. Douglas SBD Dauntless, Douglas AD Skyraider, and the Aichi D3A1/2 as well as many articles for several leading military and aviation magazines.