The Luftwaffe Fighter Force : the view from the cockpit /
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| Imprint: | New York : Skyhorse Publishing, 2016. |
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| Description: | 238 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11609998 |
Table of Contents:
- List of Illustrations, Maps and Diagrams
- Introduction
- Biographies
- Glossary
- Part 1. The Fighter Force
- 1. History and Developments of GAF Fighter Commands
- 2. The Organization and Function of Fighter Units
- 3. A History of the Twin-Engine Fighter Force
- 4. German Fighter Pilots: Equipment and Service
- 5. Mobility of Fighter Units
- Part 2. The Offensive War
- 6. Escort Tactics
- 7. Typical Orders for Fighter Escort to a Geschwader (Battle of Britain)
- 8. Fighter Tactics: The Free Hunt
- 9. Typical Fighter Sweep
- 10. Fighter Escort for Ship Convoys and Naval Units
- 11. Protection of Naval Forces and Convoys by Fighter Forces
- Part 3. Air-Ground Operations
- 12. Fighter-Bomber Tactics
- 13. Fighters in Ground Attack
- 14. Typical Ground Attack Mission by a Fighter Geschwader
- 15. Organization of Ground Attack Units
- 16. Principles for the Control of Operations of Ground Attack Units
- 17. Ground Attack Operations
- 18. Ground Attack Tactics
- 19. Tactical Execution of Ground Attack Missions in the FW 190
- 20. Mistakes and Omissions in the GAF Ground Attack Arm
- Part 4. The Defensive War
- 21. The Evolution of the Defense of the Reich
- 22. Attacks on Heavy Bombers
- 23. Weapons for Combating Four-Engine Bombers by Day
- 24. A Typical Fighter Mission Briefing in Defense of the Reich
- 25. A Typical Mission in the Defense of the Reich
- 26. Conduct of a Company Front Attack
- 27. Experiences in Combat against the Boeing Fortress II and Consolidated Liberator (1942)
- 28. Tactical Regulations for SE and TE Fighter Formations in Air Defense (1943)
- 29. Air Defense of the Reich: The Fighter Arm (1944) by GAF Operations Staff
- Part 5. Summing Up
- 30. GAF Opinions of Allied Aircraft
- 31. Allied Fighters and Equipment
- 32. Allied Aircraft
- 33. Plans of the German Fighter Force for the Continuation of World War II
- 34. The Most Important Mistakes of the Luftwaffe as Seen from the Standpoint of the GAF Fighter Force
