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Luftwaffe KG 200: The German Air Force's Most Secret Unit of World War II (Stackpole Military History Series)
Thomas, Geoffrey J., Ketley, Barry
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Description for Luftwaffe KG 200: The German Air Force's Most Secret Unit of World War II (Stackpole Military History Series)
Paperback. Series: Stackpole Military History. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, black & white halftones, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 582.
Shrouded in secrecy during World War II and obscured by myth ever since, Kampfgeschwader 200 (200th Bomb Wing) remains one of the Luftwaffe's most fascinating formations. Considered a special-operations unit, KG 200 delivered spies while flying captured Allied aircraft, conducted clandestine reconnaissance missions, and tested Germany's newest weapons--such as a piloted version of the V-1 rocket (essentially a German kamikaze). Covers some of the KG 200's more sinister operations, including suicide missions and the unit's role in defeating a French Resistance insurrection in June-July 1944 Includes information on aircraft used and known personnel losses Features rare photos and color illustrations ... Read more
Shrouded in secrecy during World War II and obscured by myth ever since, Kampfgeschwader 200 (200th Bomb Wing) remains one of the Luftwaffe's most fascinating formations. Considered a special-operations unit, KG 200 delivered spies while flying captured Allied aircraft, conducted clandestine reconnaissance missions, and tested Germany's newest weapons--such as a piloted version of the V-1 rocket (essentially a German kamikaze). Covers some of the KG 200's more sinister operations, including suicide missions and the unit's role in defeating a French Resistance insurrection in June-July 1944 Includes information on aircraft used and known personnel losses Features rare photos and color illustrations ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Stackpole Books
Condition
New
Series
Stackpole Military History
Place of Publication
Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, United States
ISBN
9780811716611
SKU
V9780811716611
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99-15
About Thomas, Geoffrey J., Ketley, Barry
The late Geoffrey Thomas was the author of Eyes for the Phoenix: Allied Aerial Photo-Reconnaissance Operations--South-East Asia 1941-1945 (978-0-9519-8994-4). Barry Ketley is the author of French Aces of World War 2 (978-1-8553-2898-3) and Luftwaffe Emblems (978-0-9554-2683-4).
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