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42 • German Aviation
tor of the Luftwaffe who questioned
captured American fighter pilots
of the USAAF Eighth and Ninth Air
Forces in World War II. This Intelligence
Officer gained the reputation
as the man who could magically get
all the answers he needed from the
prisoners of war.
Size: 6”x9” • over 150 b/w photos •
352pp. • hard
ISBN: 978-0-7643-0261-2 • $35.00
Unit Histories
The Legion Condor 1936-1939
Karl Ries & Hans Ring. This study is
one of the few books dedicated to
the history of the Legion Condor, the
German volunteer unit that fought
with pro-Franco forces during the
Spanish Civil War from 1936-39.
Many of the tactics and strategies of
the Luftwaffe were first formulated
and used during operations in Spain.
Werner Molders and Adolf Galland
first earned their wings as members
of the Legion Condor.
Size: 81/2”x11” • 288pp.
ISBN: 0-88740-339-5 • hard • $49.95
Sea Planes of the Legion Condor:
The Story of AS./88 Squadron
in the Spanish Civil War •
1936-1939 Rafael Permuy López
and César O’Donnell. Among the different
Luftwaffe units that formed
the Legion Condor, one in particular
stands out for its important Naval Air
contribution: the Aufklärungsstaffel
See/88 (AS./88 or the Maritime
Reconnaissance Squadron), although
it was also officially designated the
Seefliegerstaffel AS./88 or Naval Air
Squadron AS./88.
Size: 6”x9” • over 200 bw images •
192 pp. • hard
ISBN: 978-0-7643-3341-5 • $45.00
Jagdgeschwader 2 “Richthofen”:
A Photographic History
Holger Nauroth. Using a day-to-day
chronology, the book covers JG 2’s
combat history during the early
campaigns in Poland and France,
through the Battle of Britain, North
Africa, and in the later defense of
the Reich battles. A short chapter
also covers their post-World War
II transformation to JG 71 “Richtohofen”
under the command of Erich
Hartmann, when they flew the F-86,
F-104, and F-4 Phantom.
Size: 81/2” x11” • over 680 b/w
photos • 352pp.
ISBN: 0-7643-2094-7 • hard • $69.95
Jagdgeschwader 3 “Udet” in
World War II: Stab and I./JG 3 in
Action with the Messerschmitt
Bf 109 Jochen Prien & Gerhard
Stemmer. Jochen Prien presents JG 3
in its complete history from formation
to the end of WWII. This volume
begins with a brief account of the
Stab from the time of its formation
in 1938 until it reequipped on the
Fw 190 in the summer of 1944, then
follows the operational history of I
Gruppe, beginning with the first unit
to bear the designation I/JG 3.
Size: 81/2”x11” • 350+ b/w photos,
line drawings • 464pp.
ISBN: 0-7643-1681-8 • hard • $69.95
Jagdgeschwader 3 “Udet” in
World War II: II./JG 3 in Action
with the Messerschmitt Bf 109
Jochen Prien & Gerhard Stemmer.
The unit history of the “Udet”
Geschwader’s second Gruppe, II./JG
3, beginning with its formation
in early 1940 and the subsequent
service of the newly formed Gruppe
in the Campaign in the West from
1940-41, to the Reichsverteidigung.
Size: 81/2”x11” • over 350 b/w
photos, line drawings • 408pp.
ISBN: 0-7643-1774-1 • hard • $69.95
9.Staffel/Jagdgeschwader 26:
The Battle of Britain Photo -
Album of Luftwaffe Bf 109 Pilot
Willy Fronhöfer Compiled by John
Vasco. This book is a short photo-history
of one Luftwaffe fighter Staffel,
predominantly showing the Battle of
Britain period, up to the point when
Willy Fronhöfer belly-landed his Bf
109 E-4, Yellow 10, W. Nr. 1184, at
Jubilee Hall Farm, Ulcombe, on 31st
August 1940.
Size: 12”x9” • over 200 b/w photos
• 152 pages
ISBN: 0-7643-2335-0 • hard • $35.00
Jagdgeschwader 53: A History
of the “Pik As” Geschwader -
Volume 1: March 1937-May 1942
Jochen Prien. This first volume covers
the early years of the Geschwader
from its founding in the spring of
1937 up to May of 1942. This book
appears here for the first time in
English, and contains over 200 additional
photos not published in the
original German language edition.
Size: 9”x12” • over 700 b/w and color
photos, aircraft line drawings, maps
• 400pp.
ISBN: 0-7643-0175-6 • hard • $89.95
Jagdgeschwader 53: A History
of the “Pik As” Geschwader -
Volume 2: May 1942-January
1944 Jochen Prien. As with the
first volume, this book also appears
for the first time in English, and
contains over 100 additional photos
not published in the original German
language edition. Contains over
450 photos, revised text and maps,
and aircraft line drawings, as well
as updated aerial victory and loss
listings.
Size: 9”x12” • over 450 b/w and color
photos, line drawings, maps • 352pp.
ISBN: 0-7643-0292-2 • hard • $89.95
Jagdgeschwader 53: A History
of the “Pik As” Geschwader -
Volume 3: January 1944-May
1945 Jochen Prien. This final part
of the narrative starts with the
bitter fighting over Italy, where the
Geschwaderstab together with I. and
III./JG 53 had to face overwhelming
odds in their struggle over both the
front lines at Cassino and Anzio/Nettuno
bridghead, and over northern
Italy. The book concludes with a
list of the officers in command of
the Geschwader, its Gruppen and
Staffeln, a listing of all known
victories claimed by JG 53, strength
returns, and other appendices.
Size: 9”x12” • over 315 b/w photos,
line drawings, profiles, appendices,
name index • 464pp.
ISBN: 0-7643-0556-5 • hard • $89.95
JG 54: A Photographic History
of the Grunherzjäger Werner
Held, Hannes Trautloft, Ekkehard
Bob. This unique photo history was
compiled with assistance from the
air and ground crews of JG 54. The
400+ photos document the story
of the Grunherz-Geschwader from
its formation in the spring of 1939
to the final battles in the courland
pocket in the spring of 1945.
Size: 7”x10” • over 400 b/w photos
• 196pp.
ISBN: 0-88740-690-4 • hard • $29.95
JG 7: The World’s First Jet
Fighter Unit 1944/1945 Manfred
Boehme. Formed in August 1944,
Jagdgeschwader 7 was equipped
with the revolutionary Me 262 jet
fighter, which was faster than any
aircraft in existence at the time. This
unit experienced all of the highs and
lows associated with the introduction
of such a radically new design.
Thus the history of JG 7 is also the
story of the Me 262, an inspired
design which broke new ground in
many areas of technology, and for
which there was simply not enough
time for thorough development.
Size: 6”x9” • 168 photos, line drawings
• 288pp.
ISBN: 0-88740-395-6 • hard • $29.95
Jagdgeschwader 301/302 “Wilde
Sau”: In Defense of the Reich
with the Bf 109, Fw 190, and
Ta 152 Willi Reschke. JG 301 and
JG 302 were established in 1943.
Their mission was to intercept
enemy bombers at night flying fast
single-engined fighters. But they
also had to engage Allied bombers
by day. The pilots of these new
fighter wings were a mix of former
bomber pilots and trained fighter
pilots – a unique composition for
the Luftwaffe.
Size: 6”x9” • over 120 b/w photos,
victory and loss lists • 288pp.
ISBN: 0-7643-2130-7 • hard • $39.95
Zerstörergruppe: A History of
V./(Z)LG 1 - I./NJG 3 1939-1941
Ludwig von Eimannsberger. The history
of V./(Z)LG 1, a Zerstörergruppe
(destroyer-group) which, like most
of the Luftwaffe destroyer units
equipped with the Messerschmitt Bf
110 twin-engined heavy fighter, was
disbanded at the end of 1940 after
suffering devastating losses during
the Battle of Britain.
Size: 9”x12” • over 500 b/w photos
• 240pp.
ISBN: 0-7643-0479-8 • hard • $59.95
The Sting of the Luftwaffe:
Schnellkampfgeschwader 210
and Zerstörergeschwader 1
“Wespengeschwader” in World
War II John Vasco. Shows for the
first time in a single volume the
many personalities, and the varied
Messerschmitt and Junkers aircraft
types flown by these units. Between
the two units, they flew in more
theatres of operations than any
other unit.
Size: 9”x12” • over 270 b/w photos
• 176pp.
ISBN: 0-7643-1305-3 • hard • $49.95
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