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Messerschmitt Me 264 Amerika Bomber
Robert Forsyth
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Description for Messerschmitt Me 264 Amerika Bomber
Paperback. This title examines Hitler's secret weapon--with analysis, digital artwork, and rare photos, this is a must-have for modelers, aviation historians, and fans of Germany's hi-tech aircraft program. Illustrator(s): Laurier, Jim; Hector, Gareth. Series: X-Planes. Num Pages: 80 pages, 50 b/w; 5 col. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWMV3; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 187 x 247 x 8. Weight in Grams: 260.
As Europe plunged into World War II, Hitler ordered the development of a hi-tech secret weapon capable of taking the war across the Atlantic - the Messerschmitt Me 264. Chosen from designs for an 'Amerika Bomber' tendered by Messerschmitt, Junkers and Focke-Wulf, this ultra-long-range aircraft would be capable of attacking cities in the United States. Just one month before the attack on Pearl Harbor and the American entry into World War II Hitler was promising, privately, to wage a 'new war' against the USA after his victories in Europe. Dazzling digital artwork and 50 rare archive photographs perfectly complement the ... Read more
As Europe plunged into World War II, Hitler ordered the development of a hi-tech secret weapon capable of taking the war across the Atlantic - the Messerschmitt Me 264. Chosen from designs for an 'Amerika Bomber' tendered by Messerschmitt, Junkers and Focke-Wulf, this ultra-long-range aircraft would be capable of attacking cities in the United States. Just one month before the attack on Pearl Harbor and the American entry into World War II Hitler was promising, privately, to wage a 'new war' against the USA after his victories in Europe. Dazzling digital artwork and 50 rare archive photographs perfectly complement the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
X-Planes
Condition
New
Number of Pages
80
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781472814678
SKU
V9781472814678
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Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-10
About Robert Forsyth
Robert Forsyth has studied the aircraft, history and operations of the Luftwaffe for many years. He now works full time in publishing, and is the author of JV 44 - The Galland Circus (1996), Battle over Bavaria: The B-26 versus the German Jets (1998), Mistel: German Composite Aircraft and Operations 1942-1945 (2001), and Messerschmitt Me 264 Amerikabomber (2006 - with ... Read more
Reviews for Messerschmitt Me 264 Amerika Bomber
Forsyth's concise text is most enjoyable as he takes the reader through the long journey that eventually resulted in the Me 264. - Air Classics Magazine The combination of photographs and artwork is a boon for modelers as many images show details of the interior construction and apparatus of the Me 264. - KitMaker ... Read more