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Strike Wings
Roy Conyers Nesbit
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Description for Strike Wings
Hardback. * Classic account of the RAF's Strike Wings in action against German shipping in the Second World War * Based on British and German records and on first-hand eyewitness accounts * Fascinating insight into the experience of combat flying seventy years ago * Illustrated with action photographs and attack diagrams Num Pages: 240 pages, 50 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 776.
In November 1942 the RAF formed special Strike Wings to attack the heavily defended and seemingly invulnerable convoys that brought Germany's vital supplies of iron ore from Scandinavia down the coast of Europe to feed its war machine. The outcome was a series sea/air battles at close quarters, fought with increasing ferocity until the last days of the war. The Germans tried everything against the Beaufighters and Mosquitos of the Strike Wings - fighters, intense flak, parachute mines and even flame-throwers - and the casualties were appallingly heavy on both sides. rn In this classic account of one of the ... Read more
In November 1942 the RAF formed special Strike Wings to attack the heavily defended and seemingly invulnerable convoys that brought Germany's vital supplies of iron ore from Scandinavia down the coast of Europe to feed its war machine. The outcome was a series sea/air battles at close quarters, fought with increasing ferocity until the last days of the war. The Germans tried everything against the Beaufighters and Mosquitos of the Strike Wings - fighters, intense flak, parachute mines and even flame-throwers - and the casualties were appallingly heavy on both sides. rn In this classic account of one of the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
775g
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Barnsley, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781781590287
SKU
V9781781590287
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
About Roy Conyers Nesbit
Roy Conyers Nesbit has a long-established reputation as a leading aviation historian. His many books include The Royal Air Force: An Illustrated History From 1918, RAF in Camera, The Battle of Britain, The Battle For Europe, Arctic Airmen, Eyes of the RAF, The Battle of the Atlantic, Ultra Versus U-Boats, Reported Missing and The Battle for Burma.
Reviews for Strike Wings
Coastal Command has never received the attention which has been lavished on the more famous branches of the Royal Air Force, and so the existence of the Strike Wings, formed in November 1942 to attack the heavily defended convoys carrying iron ore from Scandinavia to Germany, may be unknown to all but a few. In taking on these formidable targets, ... Read more