Aces of Jagdgeschwader 3 'Udet' Osprey Aircraft of the Aces #116

Weal, John

ISBN 10: 1780962983 / ISBN 13: 9781780962986

Published by Osprey Publishing, 2013

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Softcover. Just a bit of very light bumping at the corner tips. Else covers clean. Pages clean. ; 28A; 9-3/4" x 7-1/4"; 96 pages.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Aces of Jagdgeschwader 3 'Udet' Osprey Aircraft of the Aces #116
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1780962983
• ISBN 13: 9781780962986
• Binding: Softcover
• Illustrator: Weal, John; Postlethwaite, Mark
• Edition: 1st Printing Thus.
• Condition: Very Good+
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket

About this title

Synopsis

Jagdgeschwader 3 may not have the same immediate resonance as some of the more famous Luftwaffe fighter units, such Jagdgeschwader 2 'Richthofen', but it is arguably the archetypal German fighter formation of World War 2. Not only did it participate in every campaign fought by the Luftwaffe (with the exceptions of Poland and Norway), it flew every major variant of the two legendary German wartime fighters, the Messerschmitt Bf 109 and the Focke-Wulf Fw 190 - starting with the Bf 109E in 1939 and ending with the Fw 190D-9 'Long-nose' in 1945. And, during the course of the hostilities, it numbered among its ranks more than 70 Knight's Cross winners (a total exceeded by only one other Jagdgeschwader). The wealth and variety of detail afforded by such a background - which includes the historic battles of Britain, Stalingrad, Kursk, Normandy, the Ardennes and Berlin - provides an ideal framework upon which to portray the multitude of stories, exploits and ultimate fates of the many aces themselves, from the now unknown trio who achieved their first five kills during the Blitzkrieg in France in the late spring/early summer of 1940 to the nearly two-dozen highly acclaimed and lauded 'centurions' who flew with JG 3.

About the Author

Arguably the world's finest profile artist, John Weal's love of German aircraft makes this work a treat for students of the subject. He has written eight previous volumes in the Aces series, as well as Combat Aircraft and Aviation Elite Units titles.

John Weal is one of the best artists currently contributing to the Aces series, having illustrated more than a dozen books in the series covering primarily German fighter types.