JG 26 | Top Guns of the Luftwaffe
Author - Donald L. Caldwell
Year published - 1993
Published by - Random House Publishing Group
Book Format - Soft Cover
Genre - Unit History
Summary
This is the story of the JG 26 pilots, or "Abbeville Kids." A microcosm of World War II exists in the rise and fall of this famous fighter wing--whose slashing attacks always seemed to come from the best position--from its founding during Hitler's military buildup, through its glory days in the first years of the war--when its bases in northen France were to be avoided at all costs--right up to the grim, final hours of the Third Reich.
Notes - Well worn paperback
Author - Donald L. Caldwell
Year published - 1993
Published by - Random House Publishing Group
Book Format - Soft Cover
Genre - Unit History
Summary
This is the story of the JG 26 pilots, or "Abbeville Kids." A microcosm of World War II exists in the rise and fall of this famous fighter wing--whose slashing attacks always seemed to come from the best position--from its founding during Hitler's military buildup, through its glory days in the first years of the war--when its bases in northen France were to be avoided at all costs--right up to the grim, final hours of the Third Reich.
Notes - Well worn paperback
Author - Donald L. Caldwell
Year published - 1993
Published by - Random House Publishing Group
Book Format - Soft Cover
Genre - Unit History
Summary
This is the story of the JG 26 pilots, or "Abbeville Kids." A microcosm of World War II exists in the rise and fall of this famous fighter wing--whose slashing attacks always seemed to come from the best position--from its founding during Hitler's military buildup, through its glory days in the first years of the war--when its bases in northen France were to be avoided at all costs--right up to the grim, final hours of the Third Reich.
Notes - Well worn paperback
