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Tuesday, March 15, 2016 - 01:43 AM UTC
This new book from Fonthill Media traces the development of German night fighters from WW1 through to the defence of the Third Reich against Bomber Command.
German Night Fighter Force 1917-1945
Gebhard Aders

Publication: 28 April 2016
Price: £35.00/$62.95
ISBN: 978-1-78155-503-3
Size: 248 x 172 mm
Binding: Hardback
Extent: 304 pages
Illustrations: 36 colour/191 mono

A highly detailed analysis with numerous appendices, which provides a comprehensive account of the Luftwaffe’s thoroughness right up the end when the hunters became the hunted…

· A comprehensive and highly detailed reference work on the German night fighter force during both wars
· Essential reading for the military historian and modeller
· Profusely illustrated with over 200 colour and mono photographs

The German night fighter force had its origins in the First World War to repel night raids and to fly long-range intruder sorties. They developed operational procedures, which became largely forgotten a few years after the Armistice. The Western Allies, Britain and France, maintained and improved night-fighting tactics, but the creators of the new Luftwaffe did not at first think about night fighting at all and during the building up of the service, it received only cursory attention in the first large-scale war games held in November 1934. This changed in 1936 and the results of some exercises were set down in a secret study prepared for the Air District school in November of that year. After the onset of war, and the British and French night attacks on the western area of the Reich, night-fighting became more of a priority. As a consequence of the urgent necessity, the Luftwaffe developed sophisticated techniques, including basic co-operation and co-ordination, and the increased use of electronic systems. Gebhard Aders’ study of the history of the German night fighter force is a highly detailed analysis with numerous appendices, which provides a comprehensive account of the Luftwaffe’s thoroughness right up to the end when the hunters became the hunted. Highly illustrated, German Night Fighter Force 1917-1945 also outlines techniques and tactics from 1917 up to the end of the war.


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Now there's a publication that I need to track down, one of my favourite subjects and I have several Luftwaffe night fighters in the line-up to start. Interesting cover, it looks like a promotional poster for an old movie! Thanks for the heads-up Rowan. Cheers, D
MAR 15, 2016 - 02:04 AM
304 pages. If this is not a comprehensive tome, I woulds like to know what is. This should be a fascinating book.
MAR 15, 2016 - 07:31 PM
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