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Küstenflieger: The Operational History of the German Naval Air Service 1935-1944
Adam Thompson
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Description for Küstenflieger: The Operational History of the German Naval Air Service 1935-1944
Paperback. The development and operational history of the German Kustenfliegergruppen 1935-1944 Num Pages: 192 pages, 80 black and white. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 160 x 12. Weight in Grams: 424.
From its very inception, the little-known Kustenfliegergruppen, the German coastal air service, was hindered by restrictions imposed at the Treaty of Versailles and the rising dominance of Hermann Goring's Luftwaffe. Its size, capability and mandate were suppressed, and in 1944, the last Kustenfliegerstaffeln was disbanded in favour of the Luftwaffe's own naval air units. From early designs and development in the interwar period, includings involvement in the Spanish Civil War, to the heroic deeds of various Sonderkommandos during the Second World War, Kustenflieger: The Operational History of the German Coastal Air Service 1935-1944 charts the fascinating history of this obscure ... Read more
From its very inception, the little-known Kustenfliegergruppen, the German coastal air service, was hindered by restrictions imposed at the Treaty of Versailles and the rising dominance of Hermann Goring's Luftwaffe. Its size, capability and mandate were suppressed, and in 1944, the last Kustenfliegerstaffeln was disbanded in favour of the Luftwaffe's own naval air units. From early designs and development in the interwar period, includings involvement in the Spanish Civil War, to the heroic deeds of various Sonderkommandos during the Second World War, Kustenflieger: The Operational History of the German Coastal Air Service 1935-1944 charts the fascinating history of this obscure ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Fonthill Media Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
Toadsmoor Road, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781781552834
SKU
V9781781552834
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About Adam Thompson
ADAM THOMPSON is the author of Seeflieger: Luftwaffe Maritime Aircraft and Units 1935-1945 (Classic Publications, 2009) and is an English and history teacher at a private school in regional New South Wales. Raised in Sydney, Australia, Thompson has degrees from the University of Sydney, Canberra, New England and Charles Sturt.
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