Bf 109 Aces of the Russian Front (Osprey Aircraft of the Aces No 37)

Binding: Paperback
Creator: Iain Wyllie
ASIN: 1841760846
Manufacturer: Osprey Publishing
Release Date: 2001-05-25
Average Customer Review: (From 4 total reviews)
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Editorial Reviews

Product Description:
The highest scoring aces of any aerial conflict were the Luftwaffe pilots involved in the bloody combats on the Russian Front. The most common fighter used by these pilots was the Bf 109, which was involved in the action from Operation Barbarossa in June 1941, through to the doomed Defence of the Reich in 1945. Units like JGs 5, 52 and 54 all flew the Messerschmitt fighter, progressing from Emil to Gustav variants. This volume includes all the high-scoring aces, and explains just how difficult a job the Jagdwaffe faced on the Russian Front, and how its experts achieved such overwhelming scores.

Customer Reviews

Detailed, accurate and fast paced by Dimitrios
This book is a wonderful account of the Luftwaffe fighter units in the Eastern Front, presenting all the leading personalities, the aces and a wealth of statistics and little known facts. The color profiles are top quality and with the exception of a few minor mistakes (like the date of Gunther Rall’s return to the front in August 1942, or his total Eastern score when he left for JG11) the text is very accurate, fascinating and extremely useful as a reference. To the readers that are enthralled by this book and the unbielievable achievements of the Jagdwaffe in the East, I would recommend also Werner Held’s excellent pictorial book “The German Fighter Units over Russia” as the perfect companion to Weal’s work.

short but sweet by Brandon
Although a little expensive for a short book, it is well worth the price. This book isn’t meant to be a definitive summary of the air war in Russia, but it is a wonderful introduction to WWII air combat on the eastern front. The book is packed with great photos (and descriptive captions), comprehensive ace statistics and beautiful illustrations of their actual planes. It is very balanced between giving an overall summary of the eastern front war and providing actual accounts of real German pilots. Naturally it is centered around the Bf-109 but it doesn’t read like a list of statistics; it is well-written enough to read all the way through, captions and all. This is a perfect supplement for anyone interested the Luftwaffe, the Soviet-German war, or especially the Messerschmitt Bf-109. Everyone will learn something from this book.

A Must for 109 fans!! by David A Swann
if youre a Bf-109 fan, buy it. Good color drawings and great info.

Another Great book from Osprey about the BF 109 aces by Catherine Hunt
This book details the Units like JGs 51,52 and 54 which flew the Messerschmitt fighter from the “Emil” to the final “Gustav” variants in combat against the Soviets from the massive Russian slaughter in Barbarossa 1941 to the Defeat of the Third Reich in 1945. The book details the aces of Gunther Rall(275 kills), Gerhard Barkhorn(301 kills) and Erich Hartmann(352 Kills). Who all scored the bulk of their amazing tallyings against the Red Air Forces. The last of four volumes in the Aces series on the Messerschmitt BF 109 in Luftwaffe service, this title includes all the high-scoring aces, and explains how the pilots achieved such overwhelimng scores.

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