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01-23-2012, 14:53
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Schlachtfleiger! Germany and the Origins of Air/Ground Support 1916-1918 Author:
Rick Duiven & Dan-San Abbott ISBN:
0764324411 Category:
Reference Format:
Hardback Summary:
Beautiful 400pp account of the German use of aircraft in the ground support role through the latter years of the war. Divided into 5 major parts; Schutzstaffeln (Jan 17 to Feb 18), Schlachtstaffeln (Mar 18 to Nov 18), Equipment, Unit Markings and Unit Details, with the latter listing each unit's personnel, airfields, and major actions. The book is printed on glossy photographic paper and chock-full of photographs of personnel and aircraft. There are 19 pages of colour plates by the late Dan-San Abbott, 11 with side views of 7 different aircraft and 8 of plan (both above and below) and elevation drawings of single aircraft. Throughout the text there are also numerous 3-view GAs of the late '90s and early '00s, again by Dan-San, though some of these have been superceded by more recent research. Nowhere near as well-known as the Jastas, this is an invaluable resource for both historians and modellers with an interest in the work of the Schastas.
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Schlachtfleiger! Germany and the Origins of Air/Ground Support 1916-1918 Author:
Rick Duiven & Dan-San Abbott ISBN:
0764324411 Category:
Reference Format:
Hardback Summary:
Beautiful 400pp account of the German use of aircraft in the ground support role through the latter years of the war. Divided into 5 major parts; Schutzstaffeln (Jan 17 to Feb 18), Schlachtstaffeln (Mar 18 to Nov 18), Equipment, Unit Markings and Unit Details, with the latter listing each unit's personnel, airfields, and major actions. The book is printed on glossy photographic paper and chock-full of photographs of personnel and aircraft. There are 19 pages of colour plates by the late Dan-San Abbott, 11 with side views of 7 different aircraft and 8 of plan (both above and below) and elevation drawings of single aircraft. Throughout the text there are also numerous 3-view GAs of the late '90s and early '00s, again by Dan-San, though some of these have been superceded by more recent research. Nowhere near as well-known as the Jastas, this is an invaluable resource for both historians and modellers with an interest in the work of the Schastas.
36974