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The Luftwaffe in Wwii: Aircraft • Secret Weapons 50 THE LUFTWAFFE IN WWII: AIRCRA FT • SECRET WEAPONS, EXPERIMENTAL DESIGNS, JET AIRCRA FT, ROCKETS & MISSILES Messerschmitt Bf 109F Manfred Griehl. Messerschmitt Me 321/323: Giants of the Arado Ar 234C: An Illustrated History David Detailed, short history of the Luftwaffe’s famed Luftwaffe H.P. Dabrowski. Concise history of Myhra. The Arado Ar 234C was the world’s fi rst “Fritz" model Bf 109. the giant, WWII-era Luftwaffe transport aircraft. four turbojet-powered fl ying machine to be built Size: 8.5"x11" • 100 bw photos • 48pp. Size: 8.5"x11" • 100 bw photos/plans • 48pp. in series. Powered by four BMW 003A-1 turbojet ISBN: 0-7643-0912-9 • soft • $14.95 ISBN: 0-88740-671-8 • soft • $9.95 engines, with a combined thrust of 7,040 pounds, early test results indicated that it could reach speeds of over 550 mph. Size: 9"x12" • 570 photos/drawings • 192pp. ISBN: 0-7643-1182-4 • hard • 59.95 Messerschmitt Bf 109 G/K Manfred Griehl. Siebel Fh 104/Si 204 Manfred Griehl. Rare, Arado Ar 234 Manfred Griehl. Concise history Detailed, short history of the Luftwaffe’s late- illustrated look at the little-known WWII of the world’s fi rst operational jet bomber as used war model Bf 109s. Luftwaffe liaison aircraft, including technical by the WWII Luftwaffe. Size: 8.5"x11" • 80 color/bw photos • 52pp. development, and in-theater use. Size: 8.5"x11" • 100 color/bw photos • 48pp. ISBN: 0-88740-818-4 • soft • $14.95 Size: 8.5"x11" • 90 bw photos • 48pp. ISBN: 0-7643-1431-9 • soft • $14.95 ISBN: 0-7643-0566-2 • soft • $14.95 Messerschmitt Me 109 in Swiss Air Force SECRET WEAPONS, EXPERIMENTAL DESIGNS, Ar 234/Ju 287 Kober. Short, detailed Service Georg Hoch. This book describes the JET AIRCRAFT, ROCKETS & MISSILES history of the Luftwaffe’s fi rst jet powered procurement, operation and technical aspects WWII-era bomber aircraft. of the legendary Me 109 in Swiss service during Secret Messerschmitt Projects Radinger & Size: 11"x8.5" • 80 bw photos/drawings and after WWII. The Me 109G is extensively dis- Schick. This book is a comprehensive documention, • 48pp. cussed, and a chapter on camoufl age paint and where not only the development history with ISBN: 978-0-88740-203-6 • soft • $14.99 markings will be of special interest to modelers. all the important data concerning the P1101 is Size: 8.5"x11" • 450 color/bw photos • 256pp. gathered, but also photos, detailed facts and ISBN: 978-0-7643-2924-1 • hard • $59.95 fi gures about this aircraft. Of particular note are the numerous tabular comparisons with similar German and foreign aircraft from the war and post-war era. Size: 8.5"x11" • 200 bw photos • 208pp. Messerschmitt Bf 109G/K: Field Con- ISBN: 0-88740-926-1 • hard • $35.00 DFS 228 David Myhra. This is the incredible story version Kits Harald Vogt. Very detailed look of the German DFS 228, an ultra high-altitude, at the late-WWII Messerschmitt Bf 109s and Secret Aircraft Designs of the Third Reich photo-reconnaissance aircraft, and the fi rst to their fi eld conversions, including many concise David Myhra. The total number of German projects have a pressurized, and jettisonable cockpit. line schemes. is in excess of 400. Blohm und Voss tops the Size: 8.5"x11" • over 220 bw photos • 112pp. Size: 8.5"x11" • 90 bw photos • 56pp. list with over 200 project designs. The reader is ISBN: 0-7643-1203-0 • soft • $19.95 ISBN: 0-7643-0565-4 • soft • $14.95 introduced to the men behind these proposed aircraft. This outstanding book also offers a superb collection of photos of scale models from contributors throughout the world. Size: 9"x12" • 1000 color/bw photos • 352pp. ISBN: 0-7643-0564-6 • hard • $59.95 Messerschmitt Bf 110 over all Fronts Dragonfl y: The Luftwaffe’s Experimental 1939-45 Held & Nauroth. The WWII Luft- Secret Wonder Weapons of the Third Reich: Triebfl ügeljäger Project David Myhra. The waffe’s two-engined attack and night-fi ghter German Missiles 1934-45 Miranda & Mercado. world’s fi rst attempt at perfecting a true, tail-sitting aircraft shown in all its variants over a variety This book covers the great variety of secret and vertical take off and landing (VTOL) interceptor of war fronts. largely unknown German missile programs, under fl ying machine – Focke-Wulf’s Triebfl ügeljäger, Size: 7.75"x10.5" • 200 bw photos • 248pp. categories such as guided missiles, piloted missiles, of 1944. ISBN: 0-88740-286-0 • hard • $29.95 and ballistic missiles. Size: 8.5"x11" • 240 color/bw photos • 120pp. Size: 8.5"x11" • 150 bw photos • 144pp. ISBN: 0-7643-1877-2 • soft • $29.95 ISBN: 0-7643-0086-5 • hard • $35.00 Messerschmitt Bf 110/Me 210/Me 410: German Jet Aircraft 1939-45 Hans-Peter Gotha P.60 David Myhra. A detailed look at the An Illustrated History Mankau & Petrick. Diedrich. Germany was one of the leading devel- aircraft proposed by Gotha to replace the Horten For the fi rst time, this richly illustrated book opers of jet propulsion during WWII – in August Ho 229, which had already been selected for series offers a comprehensive, detailed examination 1939 the world’s fi rst jet aircraft, the Heinkel He production by the RLM. Includes a comparison of of the legendary Messerschmitt Bf 110, Me 210, 178, took to the air on its maiden fl ight. This the two aircraft, as well as fi rsthand interviews and Me 410 series. new book examines all of the developments, with those involved. Size: 8.5"x11" • 350 bw photos • 360pp. production and aircraft types: He 280, Me 262, Size: 8.5"x11" • 330 color/bw photos • 120pp. ISBN: 0-7643-1784-9 • hard • $69.95 Ar 234, He 162, Ju 287, Ho IX, Me 328, P1101, ISBN: 0-7643-1399-1 • soft • $19.95 Hs 132, DM 1, Ta 183. Size: 8.5"x11" • 80 bw photos • 112pp. ISBN: 0-7643-1230-8 • hard • $29.95 Messerschmitt Me 321/323: The Luft- German Rocket Fighters of WWII Hans-Peter Heinkel He 162 Heinz J. Nowarra. Con- waffe’s “Giants" in WWII H.P. Dabrowski. Diedrich. This book is the fi rst to present every cise history of the operational WWII-era The Luftwaffe’s legendary Gigant is covered rocket aircraft fl own in Germany and the rocket Luftwaffe jet fi ghter. is this large, detailed, and highly illustrated systems developed by Walter and BMW. The Size: 11"x8.5" • 100 bw photos/plans • volume. The huge glider with a wingspan of technology incorporated into Germany’s rocket 48pp. fi fty-fi ve meters was towed by three Bf 110s, planes – the Me 163Bs and Cs, the Me 263, and ISBN: 0-88740-478-2 • soft • $9.95 or a fi ve-engined He 111Z. Ba 349 – was recognized throughout the world Size: 8.5"x11" • 650 color/bw photos • 240pp. as cutting edge and after the war had a major ISBN: 0-7643-1442-4 • hard • $49.95 impact on technological development. Size: 8.5"x11" • 90 bw photos/plans • 152pp. ISBN: 0-7643-2220-6 • hard • $49.95.
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