{"product_id":"jagdstaffel-2-boelcke-greg-vanwyngarden-9781846032035","title":"Jagdstaffel 2 'Boelcke': Von Richthofen's Mentor","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy August 1916, the German Air Service was fighting a losing struggle in the skies over the Battle of the Somme. Royal Flying Corps aircraft reigned almost supreme over the battlefront, and the vaunted Fokker monoplanes had been hounded from the air. In response, an entirely new type of fighting formation came into being - the Jagdstaffel, which was a unit designed solely as a fighting squadron. One of the first, and undoubtedly the most famous, was Jasta 2, formed and led by Germany's premiere fighter ace Oswald Boelcke. Renamed Jasta \"Boelcke\" by Imperial Decree, the unit would carry its first commander's legacy to spectacular success in late 1918. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis title examines the tactics, personalities and achievements of this ace squadron which finished the war with a record of 336 victories, second only to Richthofen's own unit in confirmed kills.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Greg Vanwyngarden\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1846032032\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781846032035\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Osprey Publishing (UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/20\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.89lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.48h x 7.42w x 0.36d","brand":"Greg Vanwyngarden","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44410971554047,"sku":"9781846032035","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d2edad78-0527-443d-8ada-279bfbcc3bb1.jpg?v=1697538450","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/jagdstaffel-2-boelcke-greg-vanwyngarden-9781846032035","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}