An exciting account of the aerial battles fought by the USAAF's P38
Lightnings and the Jagdflieger's Bf 109Gs for dominance over North
Africa and the Mediterranean. USAAF fighter pilots experienced a
baptism of fire when flying the technically advanced but fragile
P-38 Lightning over North Africa in the wake of 1942's Operation
Torch. Their opponents were battle-hardened jagdflieger of the
Jadgwaffe, flying the tried and tested Bf 109 in its very lastest
Gustav iteration. Responsible primarily for escorting USAAF bombers
attacking Afrika Korps installations in Tunisia, the P-38 units in
North Africa had to develop effective tactics to defend the bombers
against Luftwaffe fighter attacks. For several months the Lightning
squadrons had to also cope with shortages of aircraft and spare
parts, steady losses and a lack of replacement pilots. To survive,
American aviators had to learn quickly. While it is difficult to
definitively attribute victories in air combat, in the air battles
over Tunisia and later over Sicily and Italy, the claims made by
Lightning pilots were comparable to Luftwaffe claims for P-38s
destroyed. Edward M. Young turns his attention to the bitterly
fought air war in North Africa and the Mediterranean in 1942–43.
Using original archival sources, official records and first-hand
accounts from both USAAF and Luftwaffe veterans, as well as newly
commissioned artwork and 50 carefully selected photographs from
official and personal archives, this book sees two of the most
iconic piston-engined fighters of their era pitted head-to-head for
control of the skies in a key theatre of World War II.
General
Imprint: |
Osprey Publishing
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Series: |
Duel |
Release date: |
November 2023 |
Authors: |
Edward M. Young
|
Illustrators: |
Gareth Hector
(Illustrator)
• Jim Laurier
(Illustrator)
|
Dimensions: |
248 x 184 x 25mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
80 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4728-5954-9 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
1-4728-5954-5 |
Barcode: |
9781472859549 |
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