Junkers Ju 87 Stuka (GM II): libros - historia (2/2)

Junkers Ju 87 Picchiatello

The story of the Junkers Ju 87 in service with the Italian air force, the Aeronautica Militare Italiana.

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Ju 87 Stuka vs Royal Navy Carriers : Mediterranean (Osprey)

The Junkers Ju 87 B Stuka dive-bomber and the aircraft carrier represent two key combat innovations of World War II. Rich with photographs and personal accounts, this new volume focuses on the air-sea action during the British evacuation operations in Norway in May 1940 and German air attacks in the Mediterranean in 1941-1942.
Ju 87 dive-bombers, originally developed for pin-pointing bombing missions against land targets and Allied naval vessels were deployed by both the Luftwaffe and the Regia Aeronautica against the Allied forces. Included in such a target were perhaps the greatest prize of all for a Stuka pilot: a British aircraft carrier.

This superbly illustrated book looks at the duel between the Ju 87 Stuka and the aircraft carriers of the Royal Navy. Despite their gun protection ('pompoms') and their squadrons of fighters, these immense and mighty vessels proved irresistible targets to determined and experienced Stuka aces as they endeavored to stop British naval intervention in the campaigns in Norway, Malta and Crete.
By 1941, the Ju 87 had become known by the British as a fearsome aircraft following its operations in France, specifically at Dunkirk, as well as in the Balkans. For the Luftwaffe, it was an aircraft in which they still had great confidence despite its mauling in the Battle of Britain during the summer of 1940.

This book examines the key attributes and shortcomings of both aircraft and carrier by analyzing various compelling episodes including the dramatic attacks on Ark Royal by Stukageschwader (St.G) 1 off Norway in April 1940, the strikes by the Luftwaffe's St.G 1, St.G 2 and the Regia Aeronautica's 237° Squadriglia against Illustrious in Malta harbor.
Aside from outstanding photography and artwork, this volume also include numerous personal accounts from Stuka crews, the pilots of carrier-borne fighters opposing them and the sailors embarked in the various carriers that came under attack.

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Stukas Over Spain - Dive Bomber Aircraft and Units of the Legion Condor

Este libro ofrece un estudio conciso sobre los Stukas de la Luftwaffe en la Segunda Guerra Mundial, destacando su uso temprano durante la Guerra Civil Española como parte de la Legión Cóndor.

Basado en textos y fotografías de archivos españoles y alemanes, presenta el conocido Junkers Ju 87 y el menos conocido Henschel Hs 123. Fotografías raras de la época y perfiles en color ilustran ambos aviones.

El libro detalla las especificaciones técnicas y la historia operativa de estos bombarderos en picado, así como las unidades que los operaron. Proporciona una exposición clara y accesible para historiadores, aficionados a la aviación y modelistas interesados en estas aeronaves icónicas y su uso en los primeros combates.

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