Luftwaffe in Colour: The Victory Years: 1939–1942

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Luftwaffe in Colour: The Victory Years: 1939–1942

This remarkable work pulls the lid off one of the legendary air forces in history at the very peak of its powerâ€”unveiling the men and machines as they truly existed day-to-day, underneath the propaganda of their own regime and the scare stories of their enemies.

In Hitlerâ€™s Germany, color photography was primarily co-opted for state purposes, such as the military publication Signal, or the Luftwaffeâ€™s own magazine, Der Adler (Eagle). But a number of men had cameras of their own, and in this painstakingly acquired collection, originally published in France, we can witness true life on Germanyâ€™s airfields during the period of the Luftwaffeâ€™s ascendancy.

Thus not only do we see famous planes such as the Me-109, Ju-87 or He-111, but the wide variety of more obscure types with which the Germans began the war. The array of Arados, Dorniers, Heinkelsâ€”not to mention elegant 4-engine Condorsâ€”that were initially employed in the war are here in plain sight and full color, providing not only an insight into WWII history but a model makerâ€™s dream.

Just as fascinating are the shots of the airmen themselves, along with their ground crewsâ€”full of confidence and cheer as they bested every other air force in Europe during these years, with the single exception of the RAFâ€™s Fighter Command in late-summer 1940. But that was no big stumbling block to the Luftwaffe, which had bigger fish to fry in Russia and North Africa the following year.

In the authorsâ€™ next work, â€œThe Years of Defeat,â€ we will see how the war turned more grim for the Luftwaffe, even as its expertise and skill at more deadly aircraft designs, increased. In â€œThe Victory Yearsâ€ we have a uniquely intimate view of an air force at the very apex of its capabilities.
Country USA
Binding Kindle Edition
EISBN 9781612004105
Format Kindle eBook
Label Casemate
Manufacturer Casemate
NumberOfPages 160
PublicationDate 2016-10-31
Publisher Casemate
ReleaseDate 2017-07-24
Studio Casemate

Country	USA
Binding	Kindle Edition
EISBN	9781612004105
Format	Kindle eBook
Label	Casemate
Manufacturer	Casemate
NumberOfPages	160
PublicationDate	2016-10-31
Publisher	Casemate
ReleaseDate	2017-07-24
Studio	Casemate

Luftwaffe in Colour: The Victory Years: 1939–1942

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