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Finnish Aces of World War 2

Door Kari Stenman e.a.

Categorie
WO II
Boeknummer
#292672
Titel
Finnish Aces of World War 2
Auteur
Stenman, Kari & Kalevi Keskinnen
Boektype
Paperback
Uitgeverij
Osprey Publishing Limited
Jaar van uitgave
1998
ISBN10
185532783X
ISBN13
9781855327832
Taal
Engels
Beschrijving
Paperback, a lot of illustrations (mostly in b/w); Osprey Aircraft of the Aces 23.
Samenvatting
Always outnumbered by their Soviet counterparts, the small band of Finnish fighter pilots who defended their Scandinavian homeland from the 'communist hordes' in three separate wars between 1939 and 1945 amassed scores only bettered by the Luftwaffe's Jagdflieger. Initially equipped with a motley collection of biplane and monoplane fighters garnered from sources across the globe, the Finnish Air Force was thrust into combat in November 1939. Given little chance against the massive Soviet force, the Finnish fighter pilots confounded the sceptics and decimated the attacking fighter and bomber formations, prompting the Russians to call a halt in March 1940. This scenario was repeated in 1941, and by 1943 the Finns had become uneasy allies with the Germans. Complete with first-hand accounts an... (Lees verder)d detailed colour illustrations, this book profiles aces like Juutilainen and Wind, who proved unbeatable in the final months of conflict.
Pagina's
96
Conditie
Goed
Prijs
€ 8,00

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