Название: Through the Eyes of the World's Fighter Aces: The Greatest Fighter Pilots of World War Two
Автор: Robert Jackson
Издательство: Pen & Sword
ISBN: 1844154211
Год: 2007
Формат: EPUB
Страниц: 256
Размер: 3,2 МБ
Язык: Английский
This is the story of the fighter aces who flew throughout the war in many different operational theatres. The book opens with the first Polish Aces during the German invasion and continues with Finland's pilots in the Winter War against the Soviets. There follows the battle for France with the experiences of RAF, Luftwaffe and French Aces and then the legendary Battle of Britain. North Africabecame a critical area, together with the heroic defense of Malta and air battles over Greece and the Balkans that were fought in 1941. The Eastern front opened with operation Barbarossa where German aces were created by the dozen, flying superior aircraft against an ill-trained Soviet air force - and then in the north when pilots battle for air supremacy over Leningrad and the Russian seaports.