Hitler's Spyplane Over Normandy 1944 (pre-order)
Imprint: Pen & Sword Aviation
Found in: World War Two Books
World War Two Aviation
Hardback
216 pages
ISBN: 9781473823396
Published: 31 May 2014
The World's First Jet
by Philippe BauduinImprint: Pen & Sword Aviation
Found in: World War Two Books
World War Two Aviation
Hardback
216 pages
ISBN: 9781473823396
Published: 31 May 2014
by Martin Bowman
Imprint: Pen & Sword Aviation
Found in: Aviation History Books
Normandy/D-Day Books
Series: Air War D-Day
Hardback
256 pages
ISBN: 9781781591161
Published: 20 February 2013
This is the second volume of a comprehensive five part work on D-Day
that includes a multitude of personal military accounts from both Allied
and German Aviation personnel ‘who were there’. Overlord began with an
assault by more than 23,000 airborne troops, 15,500 of them American,
behind enemy lines to soften up the German troops and to secure key
objectives. 6,600 paratroopers of the US 101st ‘Screaming Eagles’
Division in 633 C-47s and 83 gliders and 6,396 paratroopers of the US
82nd ‘All American’ Division in 1,101 C-47s and 427 gliders were dropped
over the neck of the Cotentin peninsula.
By the end of the operation, the list of casualties was extensive. But 101st Airborne Division linked up with the US 4th Infantry Division beach landings at Pouppeville, the most southerly exit off ‘Utah’ Beach and the 82nd secured the area north of Ste-Mère-Église after fierce fighting and drove the enemy north, considerably delaying the German 243rd Infantry Division from contacting the Allied beach assault force. This important episode within the wider history of D-Day is enlivened in classic Bowman fashion, featuring both extensive historical notes as well as deeply personal accounts of endurance and individual gallantry.
By the end of the operation, the list of casualties was extensive. But 101st Airborne Division linked up with the US 4th Infantry Division beach landings at Pouppeville, the most southerly exit off ‘Utah’ Beach and the 82nd secured the area north of Ste-Mère-Église after fierce fighting and drove the enemy north, considerably delaying the German 243rd Infantry Division from contacting the Allied beach assault force. This important episode within the wider history of D-Day is enlivened in classic Bowman fashion, featuring both extensive historical notes as well as deeply personal accounts of endurance and individual gallantry.
by Martin Bowman
Imprint: Pen & Sword Aviation
Found in: Aviation History Books
Normandy/D-Day Books
Series: Air War D-Day
Hardback
180 pages
ISBN: 9781781591789
Published: 10 July 2013
This fourth volume of a comprehensive five part work on D-Day covers
every aspect of aerial operations on and behind the beaches at 'Omaha'
and 'Utah' beaches on 6 June 1944. It might be imagined that the passing
years would blunt the outlines of the experience but the D-Day veterans
do not forget. Their accounts convey the chaos, terror and hysteria as
the first salvos of German fire clanged off the landing craft, in
language that is all the more powerful for its terseness and simplicity.
The landings at 'Omaha' which were vital to connect the US troops at 'Utah' Beach with the British and Canadian beaches to the east were an unmitigated disaster with an estimated 3,000 killed, wounded and missing. The highest number of casualties of all the beaches, they were the greatest American losses in one battle since the Battle of Antietam Creek in the American Civil War in September 1862.
The situation on the beach was chaotic as troops were pinned down by enemy fire and had to take cover behind mined beach defenses. As things progressed, it was an accumulation of individual acts of self-sacrifice and gallantry which opened up an exit and a seaborne bombardment by the task force saw tenuous footholds finally gained by early afternoon. In stark contrast to Omaha, an almost textbook landing was made at Utah; the air bombardment was effective and a strong current actually landed the 4th Infantry Division 2,000 yards south of their intended target where the beach was less heavily defended.
This account analyses each aspect of the aerial operation, noting how events on the ground and in the sea impacted upon pilots endeavors in the skies. Evocative images supplement the text effectively to create a real sense of what it was like for the pilots of D-Day, the individuals who made such a contribution to the Allied war effort in the Second World War.
The landings at 'Omaha' which were vital to connect the US troops at 'Utah' Beach with the British and Canadian beaches to the east were an unmitigated disaster with an estimated 3,000 killed, wounded and missing. The highest number of casualties of all the beaches, they were the greatest American losses in one battle since the Battle of Antietam Creek in the American Civil War in September 1862.
The situation on the beach was chaotic as troops were pinned down by enemy fire and had to take cover behind mined beach defenses. As things progressed, it was an accumulation of individual acts of self-sacrifice and gallantry which opened up an exit and a seaborne bombardment by the task force saw tenuous footholds finally gained by early afternoon. In stark contrast to Omaha, an almost textbook landing was made at Utah; the air bombardment was effective and a strong current actually landed the 4th Infantry Division 2,000 yards south of their intended target where the beach was less heavily defended.
This account analyses each aspect of the aerial operation, noting how events on the ground and in the sea impacted upon pilots endeavors in the skies. Evocative images supplement the text effectively to create a real sense of what it was like for the pilots of D-Day, the individuals who made such a contribution to the Allied war effort in the Second World War.
For more than a century, the aviation industry has experienced continual change and upheaval. Many individuals have contributed to this field of developmental aviation over the course of time. One of these key players is Heinrich Lübbe, a man who marked the evolution of aerial transportation through his cultivation of technological excellence. From flying lessons given to him by his friend Roland Garros, to the creation of the Arado business, Lübbe made a significant impact and left a lasting legacy.
