Jagdgeschwader Nr II Geschwader 'Berthold' (Aviation Elite Units Series, No. 19)

VanWyngarden, Greg

ISBN 10: 1841767271 / ISBN 13: 9781841767277

Published by Osprey Publishing, Oxford, England, 2005

About this Item

128pp w index and appendices. Illustrated w 40 colour profiles of aircraft, and historical bw photographs. Colour illustrated wrapper is clean, showing light handling. Binding square and not creased. Octavo: 248 x 185mm. Aviation Elite Units Series, No. 19. Seller Inventory # 045672

Bibliographic Details

Title: Jagdgeschwader Nr II Geschwader 'Berthold' (...

Publisher: Osprey Publishing, Oxford, England

Publication Date: 2005

Binding: Soft cover

Illustrator: Dempsey, Harry

Condition: Very Good +

Edition: First U.K. Edition

About this title

Synopsis:

After struggling with inadequate supplies of aircraft and materiel, the veteran pilots of the Geschwader would go on to enjoy incredible successes against French and American opponents in September 1918. Aces who flew the famous blue-fuselaged Fokkers of JG II included such stalwarts as Josef Veltjens (35 kills), Georg von Hantelmann (25 kills), Franz Buchner (40 kills) and Ulrich Neckel (30 kills). This volume contains many first-hand accounts by these and other notable aces, which reveal the esprit de corps and camaraderie these airmen displayed in their struggles against superior numbers up to the war's final grim days.

About the Author:

Greg VanWyngarden has served on the Board of Directors of the League of World War 1 Aviation Historians and has been both art director and issue editor for that society's journal 'Over the Front'. With a life-long interest in First World War aviation, Greg has authored many articles in specialist publications and contributed to several monographs. Berkshire-based Harry Dempsey is a talented profile artist who specialises in fighter aircraft of World War 1. He has illustrated all of Osprey's World War 1 Aircraft of the Aces titles to date.